Reginald Dyer
Videos
Colonel Reginald Edward Harry Dyer, was a British military officer in the Bengal Army and later the newly constituted British Indian Army. His military career began in the regular British Army, but he
Dyer c. 1919
Major Reginald Dyer at the Delhi Durbar of 1903
Jallianwala Bagh massacre
Videos
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
Reginald Dyer
…in the regular British Army, but he soon transferred to the presidency armies of India. As a temporary brigadier-general, he was responsible for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre that took place on 13 April 1919 in Amritsar (in the province of Punjab). He has been called "the Butcher of Amritsar", because of his order to fire…
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.