A  short  note  on  Jallianwala  Bagh  Massacre .

 Jallianwala Bagh massacre for after the Jallianwala Bagh (Garden) in the northern Indian city of Amritsar where, on April 13, 1919 (which happened to be 'Baisakhi' one of Punjab's largest religious festivals) fiftyBritish Indian Army soldiers, commanded by Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer, began shooting at an unarmed gathering of men, women and children without warning. The shooting lasted for ten to fifteen minutes, until ammunition ran out. Dyer ordered soldiers to reload their rifles several times and they were ordered to shoot to kill. Official British Raj sources estimated the fatalities at 379, and with 1,100 wounded. Civil Surgeon Dr Smith indicated that there were 1,526 casualties.However, the casualty number quoted by the Indian National Congress was more than 1,500, with roughly 1,000 killed.

 On 13 April 1919 a peaceful meeting was held at Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar in Punjab to protest against the arrest of doctor satyapal and doctor Kichlew. A group of soldiers led by Gen. Dyer blocked the only exit of the park and opened fire on the helpless men,women and children gathered there .  Thousands perished and many more were injured . This was one of the most brutual incidents of the freedom struggle of India .

 On 13 April 1919 this infamous incident happened. On this day a large crowd gathered in the enclosed ground of Jallianwala Bagh.Some people came to attend the annual Bishaki fair and some came to protest against the govt. new repressive measures.General Dyer entered the area and blocked the exit points and opened fire on the crowds killing hundreds.He declared his object later, to create the feeling of terror and awe(a mixture of fear and respect).

The Jallianwala Bagh massacre (also known as the Amritsar massacre), took place in the Jallianwala Bagh public garden in the northern Indian city of Amritsar on 13 April 1919. The shooting that took place was ordered by Brigadier-General Reginald E.H. Dyer.

On Sunday, 13 April 1919, Dyer was convinced of a major insurrection and thus he banned all meetings. On hearing that a meeting of 15,000 to 20,000 people including women, children and the elderly had assembled at Jallianwala Bagh, Dyer went with fifty riflemen to a raised bank and ordered them to shoot at the crowd. Dyer continued the firing for about ten minutes, till the ammunition supply was almost exhausted; Dyer stated that 1,650 rounds had been fired, a number which seems to have been derived by counting empty cartridge cases picked up by the troops.^[1] Official British Indian sources gave a figure of 379 identified dead,^[1] with approximately 1,100 wounded. The casualty number estimated by the Indian National Congress was more than 1,500, with approximately 1,000 dead.^[2]

Dyer was removed from duty and forced to retire. He became a celebrated hero in Britain among people with connections to the British Raj.^[3] The massacre caused a re-evaluation of the Army's role, in which the new policy became "minimum force", and the Army was retrained and developed suitable tactics for crowd control.^[4] Some historians consider the episode as a decisive step towards the end of British rule in India,^[5]although others believe that greater self-government was inevitable as a result of India's involvement in World War