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'''The Amritsar Massacre''' occurred in 1919 in Amritsar, [[India]].  When the Indians formed a peaceful demonstration, a panicking British commander ordered his troops to fire on the protesters without warning.  He killed over four hundred people; the number of casualties caused by his soldiers remains uncalculated. The Indians were outraged and demanded independence from Britain.  A memorial to the victims, called the Flame of Liberty, was inaugurated in 1961.  

'''The Amritsar Massacre''' occurred in 1919 in Amritsar, [[India]].  <ref>http://www.amritsar.com/Jallian%20Wala%20Bagh.shtml</ref>

 

The local commander, Brigadier General Reginald Dyer, had previously issued an order that all Indians passing through a particular street (where an English woman had been assaulted a few months prior) do so by crawling on all fours.  A crowd of over 5000 had gathered to protest this oppression.  Dyer ordered his troops to fire on the peaceably assembled crowd; about 1650 rounds were fired, killing almost 400 and wounding about 1500.  

 

The Indians were outraged and demanded independence from Britain.  A memorial to the victims, called the Flame of Liberty, was inaugurated in 1961.  

 

 

 

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