Question

Who was the British General who gave the order to fire in Jallianwala Bagh on innocent people protesting calmly?

• A. Michael O'Dwyer
• B. Nigel Collett
• C. Reginald Dyer
• D. Saifuddin Kitchlew

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Reginald Dyer

• 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.