Jallianwala Bagh massacre

April 13, 1919 · Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar

British troops under Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer opened fire on an unarmed crowd gathered at Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar, killing hundreds. The massacre radicalised Indian opinion and pushed Gandhi toward the Non-cooperation movement.

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Key people

Mahatma Gandhi The massacre pushed Gandhi from cooperation toward non-cooperation · Indian independence movement

Participants

British Raj — Troops under Dyer fired on the crowd
India Indian independence movement — Unarmed civilian crowd; the massacre radicalised the movement
United Kingdom British Raj