The Jallianwalabagh Massacre, also known as the Amritsar Massacre, occurred on 13th April, 1919, when troops of the British Indian Army under the command of Colonel Reginald Dyer fired machine guns into a crowd of unarmed protestors and Baisakhi pilgrims gathered in Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar, Punjab.
When did the Jalianwalabagh Massacre take place?
Asked in WBPSC CS Prelims 2015 · Topic: Rowlatt Act and Jallianwala Bagh Massacre (1919) (The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre: The event, General Dyer's actions, and casualties)
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Answer: A. 13th April, 1919
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