What happened to the British officer who massacred hundreds of Indians in Amritsar in 1919? He received the equivalent of more than a £1m in donations from well wishers and was praised by the House of Lords.
The United Kingdom is facing calls to formally apologise for its slaughter of hundreds of Indians in the city of Amritsar in the Punjab region more than a century ago.
On April 13, 1919, thousands of Indians gathered in the Jallianwala Bagh area of the city in defiance of an order banning public protest, angry at the repression of native Indians by the colonial authorities. Instead of peacefully dispersing the crowd of thousands, soldiers under the command of British officer, Reginald Dyer, opened fire,While receiving condemnation from some politicians, Dyer became a hero in the UK, with the House of Lords declaring him theHis supporters, including the acclaimed author Rudyard Kipling, raised £26,000, the equivalent of more than £1.1m in today’s money, so
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