Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

In 1919, the British Imperial army opened fire, without warning, on a peaceful gathering in park named Jallianwala Bagh in the Punjab province of India. The crowd had gathered there to protest against the inhumanities of the colonialist government. On the order of British officer Gen. Reginald Dyer hundreds of unarmed men, women, and children were killed. The incident is known as Jallianwala Bagh Massacre.