India as I knew it 1885-1925

By Sir Michael O'Dwyer Publication Date 1925 The book covers his memories of the period 1885 to 1925, and was published in 1925 by Constable and Company. It includes his account of the Amritsar troubles in 1919. It was printed in England, has two maps, a preface, 21 chapters, and is dedicated to O'Dwyer's wife. It was during the author Sir Michael O'Dwyer's tenure as Lieutenant Governor of Punjab that the Jallianwala Bagh massacre occurred in Amritsar on 13 April 1919, three days after the onset of the riots. According to British estimates, 379 unarmed civilians were killed by Gurkha troops under the command of Brigadier General Reginald Dyer.