Who was the British General who gave the order to fire in Jallianwala Bagh on innocent people protesting calmly?
AMichael O'Dwyer
BNigel Collett
CReginald Dyer
DSaifuddin Kitchlew
Answer:
C. Reginald Dyer
Read Explanation:
Colonel Reginald Edward Harry Dyer, was an officer of the Bengal Army and later the newly constituted British Indian Army.
His military career began serving briefly in the regular British Army before transferring to serve with the Presidency armies of India.
As a temporary brigadier-general he was responsible for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre that took place on 13 April 1919 in Amritsar (in the province of Punjab).
He has been called "the Butcher of Amritsar" because of his order to fire on a peaceful crowd.
