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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- The Chittagong Armoury Raid was an armed insurrection on 18 April 1930 in which revolutionaries led by Surya Sen seized British arsenals in Chittagong, Bengal.
- Why did the Chittagong Armoury Raid fail to hold the city?
- How is the raid distinct from individual revolutionary terrorism?
- What role did women play in the Chittagong revolutionary group?
- What happened to Surya Sen after the raid?

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1. 18 April 1930

   The Chittagong Armoury Raid was an armed insurrection on in which revolutionaries led by Surya Sen seized British arsenals in Chittagong, Bengal.

2. 22 April 1930

   On a large force of British troops engaged them in the Battle of Jalalabad, in which roughly a dozen revolutionaries and a larger number of soldiers were ki…

3. 16 February 1933

   Surya Sen evaded capture until , was betrayed, tried, and hanged at Chittagong jail on 12 January 1934, his body reportedly dropped into the sea.

4. 12 January 1934

   Surya Sen evaded capture until 16 February 1933, was betrayed, tried, and hanged at Chittagong jail on , his body reportedly dropped into the sea.

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In January 2014, Bangladesh and India marked the eightieth anniversary of Surya Sen's hanging, with commemorations at Chittagong recalling the 18 April 1930 armoury raid he commanded.

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