British colonial savagery was brutal

The picture refers to the **Jallianwala Bagh massacre** (of 1919)committed under the orders of the British Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer towards a peaceful gathering present at a smallish courtyard in Amritsar, India. Few days before the gathering The British Colonial Government passed the Rowlatt Act, which gave power to the police to arrest any Indian person on the basis of mere suspicion. To protest this a crowd had gathered at Jallianwallah bagh during the annual Baisakhi fair. Many people in **crowd were actually simply gathered to celebrate Baisakhi** and had not known that the colonial government had passed orders banning large gatherings such as that was happening at the courtyard. An hour after the meeting began, Dyer arrived at the Bagh with a group of 50 troops. All fifty were armed with .303 Lee–Enfield bolt-action rifles. Dyer may have specifically chosen **troops from the Gurkha and Sikh ethnic groups** due to their **proven loyalty to the British.** *Without warning the crowd to disperse, Dyer ordered his troops to* ***block the main exits and begin shooting toward the densest sections of the crowd*** *in front of the available narrow exits, where panicked crowds were trying to leave the Bagh.* ***Firing continued*** *for approximately ten minutes. Unarmed civilians, including men, women, elderly people and children were killed. The* ***firing was stopped*** *only after his* ***troops ran out of ammunition*** *He stated later that the purpose of this action was not to disperse the meeting but to punish the Indians for disobedience.* Now comes the explanation for the well. The well was present in courtyard and at that time was filled with water. Adults and kids looking to flee the massacre jumped in the well. Unfortunately a lot of people died from drowning and crushing and ultimately **120 bodies were pulled from the well** A commission found the **youngest victim** to be **7 months old** Edited away the part saying how this shit is gonna get downvoted because of colonial sympathiser

Totally normal quote from Reginald dyer that highlights the feelings of colonizers in regards to their subjects. >Some Indians crawl face downwards in front of their gods. I wanted them to know that a British woman is as sacred as a Hindu god and therefore, they have to crawl in front of her too.

This particular massacre was so horrific that even the House of Commons condemned Dyer, whod ordered the soldiers. Lords, however commended him and a newspaper raised a large sum for him (his career was effectively over). The official death toll was 379, popular telling suggests several thousands dead. A more accurate figure would be somewhere around a 1000.

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