When did the Jallianwala Bagh Tragedy happen?
13 April, 1919
A public meeting had been organized in Jallianwala Bagh to protest against the order passed by General Dyer banning such public gatherings. The day being a Sunday, many people from neighbouring places had come to the place in connection with the Baisakhi festival.The Jallianwala Bagh, or garden, was bounded on all sides by houses and buildings and had few narrow entrances, most of which were kept permanently locked. Since there was only one open exit except for the one already blocked by the troops, people desperately tried to climb the walls of the park. Many jumped into a well inside the compound to escape from the bullets. A plaque in the monument says that 120 bodies were plucked out of the well. General Dyer reached there with his troops and ordered the closure of the only exit to this place. He also ordered his troops to open fire with no prior intimation to the large gathering of people. In a span of about 10 minutes some 1600 or more rounds were fired.