The Jallianwala Bagh massacre or " Amritsar massacre " , took place in the Jallianwala Bagh public garden in the predominantly Sikh northern city of Amritsar . After days of unrest Brigadier-General Reginald E.H. Dyer forbade public meetings and on Sunday 13 April 1919 fifty British Indian Army soldiers commanded by Dyer began shooting at an unarmed gathering of thousands of men , women , and children without warning . Casualty estimates vary widely , with the Government of India reporting 379dead , with 1,100 wounded . The Indian National Congress estimated three times the number of dead . Dyer was removed from duty but he became a celebrated hero in Britain among people with connections to the Raj . Historians consider the episode was a decisive step towards the end of British rule in India
Jallianwala Bagh massacre
Jallianwala Bagh massacre
British Raj