Chittagong armoury raid

Chittagong armoury raid

Surya Sen, leader of the raid
Date18 April 1930
Location
Result
  • Failure to locate ammunition
  • Success to cut telephone and telegraph wires and disrupt train movements
Commanders and leaders
Surya Sen

The Chittagong Uprising[1] termed by the British as Chittagong Armoury Raid, was an attempt on 18 April 1930 to raid the armoury of police and auxiliary forces from the Chittagong armoury[2] of Bengal Province in British India (now in Bangladesh) by armed Indian independence fighters led by Surya Sen.[3][4]

  1. ^ "70 years of Independence: How Communists kept pestering the British throughout the freedom struggle". The Indian Express. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ Roy, Subodh (2015). Chittagong Armoury Raid: A Memoir. LeftWord. ISBN 978-93-80118-11-6.
  3. ^ "Homage paid to Surya Sen on his 84th execution day". Dhaka Tribune. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  4. ^ "India's former president Pranab Mukherjee starts Chittagong visit". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 30 January 2018.

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