Reginald Dyer

Empires

British troops open fire on an unarmed crowd at Jallianwala Bagh, killing at least 379 (Indian estimates put the toll far higher). The massacre radicalizes I…

• 1919 CE

  Amritsar Massacre shocks India

  British troops open fire on an unarmed crowd at Jallianwala Bagh, killing at least 379 (Indian estimates put the toll far higher). The massacre radicalizes Indian opinion, accelerating demands for independence and transforming Gandhi into a mass leader.