General Reginald Dyer

GPTKB entity

Properties (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Military officer
gptkbp:associatedWith British_colonial_administration
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkbp:birthDate 1864-04-09
gptkbp:children Two children
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:British_Indian_Army
gptkbp:controversy gptkb:Martial_law_in_Amritsar
Public outcry over his actions
gptkbp:criticism Human rights violations
gptkbp:culturalImpact Influence_on_Indian_nationalism
gptkbp:deathDate 1927-07-23
gptkbp:depictedIn Documentaries_about_colonial_India
Films_and_literature_about_British_India
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy_Sandhurst
gptkbp:famousFor Brutality_during_the_Amritsar_incident
gptkbp:famousQuote 'I would do it again.'
gptkbp:hasConflictWith gptkb:Indian_Rebellion_of_1857
gptkbp:historical_analysis Studies on military ethics
gptkbp:historicalContext British_Raj_in_India
Analysis_of_British_rule_in_India
gptkbp:historicalImpact Debate on colonialism and ethics
gptkbp:historicalLegacy Debate on colonialism and morality
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Criticism of colonial military practices
Ethics of military actions in colonial contexts
Use of violence in colonial rule
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Impact_on_British-Indian_relations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Reginald Dyer
gptkbp:influence Colonial military policy
gptkbp:influenced Imperialism
gptkbp:influencedBy Colonial military leaders
gptkbp:influenceOn Post-colonial studies
gptkbp:involvedIn Suppression_of_Indian_independence_movements
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Jallianwala_Bagh_massacre
gptkbp:legacy Controversial_figure_in_British_colonial_history
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Indian_Army
Colonel
Use of force against civilians
Served in various campaigns
Aggressive crowd control tactics
Counter-insurgency_operations_in_India
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Amritsar_massacre
gptkbp:placeOfBirth Murree,_British_India
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:posthumousRecognition Controversial historical figure
gptkbp:postRetirementCareer Retired in 1920
gptkbp:publications Books analyzing his actions
gptkbp:publicPerception Divided opinions on his actions
gptkbp:rank Brigadier General
gptkbp:reputation Controversial military figure
gptkbp:respondsTo Ordered firing on unarmed civilians
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:serviceYears 1885-1920
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Catherine_Dyer
gptkbp:viewpoint Symbol_of_British_oppression