Jallianwala Bagh massacre
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The Jallianwala Bagh massacre, also known as the Amritsar massacre, took place on 13 April 1919. A large crowd had gathered at the Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar, Punjab, British India, during the annua
Martyrs' memorial in Jallianwala Bagh
The Jallianwalla Bagh in 1919, months after the massacre
All native men were forced to crawl the Kucha Kurrichhan on their hands and knees as punishment, 1919
The Martyrs' Well, at Jallianwala Bagh. 120 bodies were recovered from this well as per inscription on it.
Michael O'Dwyer
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Sir Michael Francis O'Dwyer was an Irish colonial officer in the Indian Civil Service who served as the Lieutenant Governor of the Punjab from 1913 to 1919. His tenure is most notably associated with
Jallianwala Bagh massacre
…war effort and the threat from the separatist movement in India, the Defence of India Act 1915 was passed, limiting civil and political liberties. Michael O'Dwyer, then the Lieutenant Governor of Punjab, was one of the strongest proponents of the act, in no small part due to the Ghadarite threat in the province…
Sir Michael Francis O'Dwyer
The grave of Michael O'Dwyer in Brookwood Cemetery
Arms of British Punjab