Chittagong armoury raid

The Chittagong Uprising 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 of Bengal Province in British India (now in Bangladesh) by armed Indian independence fighters led by Surya Sen.

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
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