Jallianwala bagh massacre: Occurred on April 13

Jallianwala Bagh Massacre occurred on April 13, 1919, in Amritsar, Punjab. It is one of the most tragic events and dark chapters in Indian History. Jallianwala Bagh (IPA: [dʒəlɪjãːʋaːlaː baːɣ, baːɡ]) is a historic garden and memorial of national importance close to the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar, Punjab, India, preserved in the memory of those wounded and killed in the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre that took place on the site on the festival of Baisakhi Day, 13 April 1919. The 7-acre (28,000 m 2) site houses a museum, gallery and several memorial structures. It is managed by the Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial Trust ... Jallianwala Bagh Massacre , involved the killing of hundreds of unarmed, defenceless Indians by a senior British military officer (Brigadier-General R.E.H. Dyer), which took place on 13 April 1919 in the heart of Amritsar, the holiest city of the Sikhs, on a day sacred to them as the birth anniversary of the Khalsa (Vaisakhi day). 1300 Punjabi's were assembled in the Bagh , out of 1300, 799 Sikhs attained martyrdom, while the remaining 501 were either Hindu, and Muslim, etc, who also gave ... The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place on 13 April 1919. 20,000 peaceful crowds had gathered at the Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar, Punjab, British India, to protest against the Rowlatt Act and arrest of pro-independence activists Saifuddin Kitchlew and Satyapal. An hour after the meeting began as scheduled at 17:30, Colonel Dyer arrived at the Bagh with a group of 50 troops, including 25 Gurkhas of 1/9 Gurkha Rifles (1st battalion, 9th Gurkha Rifles), Pathans and Baluch and 59th Sindh ...