Jallianwala bagh massacre: A large crowd had gathered at the

A large crowd had gathered at the Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar, Punjab, British India, during the annual Baisakhi fair to protest against the Rowlatt Act and the arrest of pro-Indian independence activists Saifuddin Kitchlew and Satyapal. 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 ... Jallianwala Bagh massacre The Jallianwala Bagh massacre stands as one of the most harrowing events in the history of British colonial rule in India. On April 13, 1919, a day marked by the Sikh festival of Baisakhi, a large crowd of thousands, comprising men, women, and children, gathered in the confined space of Jallianwala Bagh , Amritsar.