The Jallianwala Bagh massacre

On 13 April 1919 the infamous Jallianwala Bagh took place. The innocent people of Punjab, who had gathered at Jallianwalla Bagh had to face the bullets of General Dyer. There were thousands of men, women and children. Most of the people were from outside Amritsar and had come to attend the annual ‘Baisakhi’ fair. As it is stated, General Dyer had issued a declaration prohibiting public meetings and imposition of martial law. Dyer entered the area and blocked all the exit points and without warning the unarmed crowd, ordered his troops to open fire on the crowd, killing hundreds. His object, as he declared later, was to 'produce a moral effect', to create in the minds off satyagrahis a feeling of terror and awe.