<P> The Jallianwala Bagh massacre , also known as the Amritsar massacre , took place on 13 April , 1919 when a crowd of non-violent protesters , along with Baishakhi pilgrims , who had gathered in Jallianwala Bagh , Amritsar , Punjab , were fired upon by troops of the British Indian Army under the command of Colonel Reginald Dyer . The civilians , in the majority Sikhs , had assembled to participate in the annual Baisakhi celebrations , a religious and cultural festival for Punjabi people and also to condemn the arrest and deportation of two national leaders , Satya Pal and Dr Saifuddin Kitchlew . Coming from outside the city , they may have been unaware of the imposition of martial law . </P>
<P> The Jallianwala Bagh massacre , also known as the Amritsar massacre , took place on 13 April , 1919 when a crowd of non-violent protesters , along with Baishakhi pilgrims , who had gathered in Jallianwala Bagh , Amritsar , Punjab , were fired upon by troops of the British Indian Army under the command of Colonel Reginald Dyer . The civilians , in the majority Sikhs , had assembled to participate in the annual Baisakhi celebrations , a religious and cultural festival for Punjabi people and also to condemn the arrest and deportation of two national leaders , Satya Pal and Dr Saifuddin Kitchlew . Coming from outside the city , they may have been unaware of the imposition of martial law . </P>
when did the jallianwala bagh tragedy take place
when did the jallianwala bagh tragedy take place
13 April , 1919
13 April , 1919