Amritsar Massacre
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Military History, Terrorism
- Subcategories: Colonialism, Colonies, Settlements, Empires, Dynasties, British Empire, Protests, Marches, Demonstrations, Rallies, Massacres, Genocide, Torture
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, British History, Asian History
- Geographical Location: South Asia, India
- Date: April 13, 1919
Article abstract: Type of action: Suppression of an Indian anti-British demonstration. Result: 379 dead and 1,200 wounded Indian demonstrators.
On April 13, 1919, British troops went to the Jalianwala Bagh in Amritsar to suppress an anti-British demonstration there. The soldiers found several thousand anticolonial demonstrators gathered in the Bagh. Over the previous weeks, there had been several clashes between British troops and protesters, including a riot on April 12 in which several Europeans were killed. Largely, however, the protestors had followed...
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