Reginald Dyer

Reginald Dyer
Reginald Dyer
	Dyer c. 1919
Born	9 October 1864; Murree, Punjab, British India (now Pakistan)
Died	23 July 1927 (aged 62); Long Ashton, Somerset, England
Allegiance	British Empire Presidency of Bengal; British India;
Service/branch	British Army; Bengal Army; British Indian Army;
Years of service	1885–1920
Rank	Colonel (Formal Rank); Brigadier General (Temporary Rank);
Commands held	Seistan Force; 25th Punjabis;
Battles/wars	Third Anglo-Burmese War; Chitral Expedition; First World War;
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath; Mentioned in Despatches (2);
Spouse(s)	Frances Anne Trevor Ommaney (m. 1888)
Children	Gladys Mary b. 1889; Ivon Reginald, b. 1895; Geoffrey Edward MacLeod, b. 1896;

Colonel Reginald Edward Harry Dyer, CB (9 October 1864 – 23 July 1927) was an officer of the Bengal Army and later the newly constituted British Indian Army. His military career began in the regular British Army but he soon transferred to the presidency armies of India.

As a temporary brigadier-general,^[1] 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",^[2] because of his order to fire on a large gathering of people. The official report stated that this resulted in the killing of at least 379 people and the injuring of over a thousand more.^[3] Some submissions to the official inquiry suggested a higher number of deaths.^[4]

Dyer was removed from duty and widely condemned both in Britain and India, but he became a celebrated hero among some with connections to the British Raj.^[5] Some historians argue the episode was a decisive step towards the end of British rule in India.^[6]

^ Cite error: The named reference temp-bg was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Collett 2006.
^ Ferdinand Mount, "They would have laughed", in London Review of Books dated 4 April 2019, Vol. 41, No.7, pp. 9–12
^ Collett 2006, p. 263.
^ Derek Sayer, "British Reaction to the Amritsar Massacre 1919–1920," Past & Present, May 1991, Issue 131, pp. 130–164
^ Bond, Brian (October 1963). "Amritsar 1919". History Today. Vol. 13, no. 10. pp. 666–676.

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[FOOTNOTECollett2006-2] Collett 2006.

[3] Ferdinand Mount, "They would have laughed", in London Review of Books dated 4 April 2019, Vol. 41, No.7, pp. 9–12

[FOOTNOTECollett2006[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidXuQC5pgzCw4CpgPA263_263]-4] Collett 2006, p. 263.

[5] Derek Sayer, "British Reaction to the Amritsar Massacre 1919–1920," Past & Present, May 1991, Issue 131, pp. 130–164

[6] Bond, Brian (October 1963). "Amritsar 1919". History Today. Vol. 13, no. 10. pp. 666–676.

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Reginald Dyer
Dyer c. 1919
Born	(1864-10-09)9 October 1864 Murree, Punjab, British India (now Pakistan)
Died	23 July 1927(1927-07-23) (aged 62) Long Ashton, Somerset, England
Allegiance	British Empire Presidency of Bengal British India
Service/branch	British Army Bengal Army British Indian Army
Years of service	1885–1920
Rank	Colonel (Formal Rank) Brigadier General (Temporary Rank)
Commands held	Seistan Force 25th Punjabis
Battles/wars	Third Anglo-Burmese War Chitral Expedition First World War
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath Mentioned in Despatches (2)
Spouse(s)	Frances Anne Trevor Ommaney (m. 1888)
Children	Gladys Mary b. 1889 Ivon Reginald, b. 1895 Geoffrey Edward MacLeod, b. 1896