num_pages: 155
description: Abridged from the 1920 edition. "Mahatma Gandhi was the leader of the Indian Congress Party which sought independence for India by peaceful means. At the time of the events described, India was under British rule.The documents in this book detail what happened in Amritsar in the Punjab, northern India, in April 1919. Both an army commission and a parliamentary commission investigated the events. In the following year, Brigadier-General Dyer made representations to Parliament about the way he had been treated by the army. His report is also included in this book."
language: English
title: The Amritsar Massacre, 1919: General Dyer in the Punjab 1919
titlecomplete: The Amritsar Massacre, 1919: General Dyer in the Punjab 1919
genres: History
ratings_count: 12
publisher: Tim Coates Books