# Canonical recap data for Amritsar Massacre Galvanizes Indian Resistance (1919)
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slug: amritsar-massacre-1919
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1919/amritsar-massacre-1919"
title: Amritsar Massacre Galvanizes Indian Resistance
subtitle: British troops fired on unarmed Indian protesters in Jallianwala Bagh, killing hundreds and turning Indian public opinion decisively toward independence.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1919-04-13
datePrecision: day
year: 1919
decade: 1910
country:
name: India
slug: india
summaryShort: 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 annual Baisakhi fair to protest against the Rowlatt Act and the arrest of pro-Indian independence activists Saifuddin Kitchle
summaryLong: 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 annual Baisakhi fair to protest against the Rowlatt Act and the arrest of pro-Indian independence activists Saifuddin Kitchlew and Satyapal. In response to the public gathering, Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer surrounded the people with Gurkhas of Nepalese origin and Sikh infantrymen of the British Indian Army.
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heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Jallianwala Bagh massacre"
importance: 86
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: ""
  title: Amritsar massacre
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- war
- protest
metaDescription: 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,
wikidataQid: Q208855
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260531095414/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jallianwala_Bagh_massacre"
  capturedAt: 2026-05-31
  label: Amritsar massacre
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jallianwala_Bagh_massacre"
taxonomy:
domain: military
eventTypes:
- invasion
canonicalClasses:
- conflict
impactRadius: regional
velocity: sudden
predictability: forecastable
intentionality: coordinated
domainCoupling: multi_domain
