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Reginald Edward Harry Dyer ( October 9, 1864 - July 23, 1927) was a British colonial officer in India.Under his command, 150 British troops killed 379 unarmed Indians and injured 1200 (though many Indians claim a death toll in the thousands) in the Amritsar Massacre of April 13, 1919. The pretext was the killing of four Europeans, and the beating of a woman missionary. The crowd was also illegally assembled in a park, participating in a political rally protesting the Rowlatt Acts . The meeting was on a religious holiday, Baisakhi. The park was walled, and had only one entrance, which the troops blocked. Naturally, the crowd was unable to comply with commands to disperse.
He commanded the brigade at Jalandhar during the massacre. Although London society praised his ruthlessness, he was widely condemned internationally, and the Army forced him into retirement.
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Dyer, Reginald
Dyer, Reginald
