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title: Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer
author: Unknown Photographer
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16565/brigadier-general-reginald-dyer/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2022-10-18
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# Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer
_Authored by Unknown Photographer_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16565.png)
## Image Caption
A photograph of Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer (1864-1927) who infamously ordered his men to shoot upon an unarmed crowd killing hundreds and wounding over 1,500 men [women](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/women/) and children in the [Jallianwala Bagh Massacre](https://www.worldhistory.org/Jallianwala_Bagh_Massacre/) of 1919 in Amritsar, [India](https://www.worldhistory.org/india/). Photograph taken in or prior to 1919.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Photographer, U. (2022, October 18). Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Photographer, Unknown. "Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 18, 2022. .
### MLA
Photographer, Unknown. "Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer." *World History Encyclopedia*, 18 Oct 2022, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:General-Reginald-Dyer.jpg) by [**Unknown Photographer**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:General-Reginald-Dyer.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 18 October 2022. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.