Important Battles in Indian History

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India is one of the oldest civilizations in existence, with a rich and vibrant history that has seen many battles fought over its land throughout time. Important battles in Indian History that have shaped the country’s destiny. Its culture and traditions have been passed down through generations, making it an important part of our world’s heritage. Here is a comprehensive list of the most renowned battles that have taken place in Indian history, ranging from ancient times to modern day.

These challenging battles are often asked in competitive exams such as UPSC, state-level examinations, one day exams, banking and railway recruitment processes. It is important to be well prepared for these types of questions so that you can succeed in the exam.

Battle Name	Battle Year	Between	Conclusion
Battle of Hydaspas	326 B.C	Alexander vs Porus	Alexander Won
Kalinga War	261 B.C	Ashoka vs Raja Anant Padmanabhan	Ashoka Won
First Battle of Tarrain	1191 A.D	Prithviraj Chauhan vs Ghori	Prithviraj Chauhan
Second Battle of Tarrain	1192 A.D	Prithviraj Chauhan vs Ghori	Ghori (Establishment of Islamic empire in India)
Battle of Chandwar	1194 A.D	Ghori vs Jaychand	Ghori won
Battle of Gakhar & Ghori	1206 A.D	Gakhar vs Ghori	Ghori was killed by Gakhar tribes
First Battle of Panipat	1526 A.D	Babur vs Ibrahim Lodi	Babur won
Battle of Khanwa	1527 A.D	Babur vs Rana Sanga	Babur won
Battle of Chanderi	1528 A.D	Babur vs Medini Rai	Babur won
Battle of Ghaghara	1529 A.D	Babur vs Sultan Muhammad Lodi	Babur defeated Afghans
Battle of Chausa	1539 A.D	SherShah vs Humayun	SherShah won
Battle of Kannuj (Bilgram)	1540 A.D	SherShah vs Humayun	SherShah won
Second Battle of Panipat	1556 A.D	Akbar vs Hemu	Akbar won (ended Afghan rule)
Battle of Talikota (Banihatti)	1565 A.D	Deccan vs Vijaynagar empire	Deccon won (Bijapur, Ahmadnagar, Bidar & Golkonda)
Battle of Haldhighati	1576 A.D	Maharana Pratap vs Mansingh (Akbar)	Mansingh won (Shortest battle 4 hours)
Battle of Samugarh	1659 A.D	Aurangzeb vs Dara Sikoh	Aurangzeb won
Battle of Karnal	1739 A.D	Nader Shah(Persia) vs Muh. Shah(Mughal)	Nader Won in 3 hrs, Kohinoor taken
First Carnatic War	1746-48 A.D	French forces vs forces of Anwar-ud-din (English appealed for help) An extension of Austrian war succession	Battle of Adyar/San Thome (1746) “Treaty of Aix-La-Chapelle”
Second Carnatic War	1749-54 A.D	Forces of Muzaffar Jang, Chanda Sahib and French killed Anwar-ud-din at the Battle of “Battle of Ambur (1749)”	Charles Robert Godehu (French) signed “Treaty of Pondicherry” with English
Third Carnatic War	1758-63 A.D	French General, Count de Lally captured English forts which result in “Battle of Wandiwash (1760)” which was won by English under General Eyre Court.	“Treaty of Peace of Paris (1763)” English became supreme power
Battle of Plassey	1757 A.D	Siraj-ud-daulah(with French allies) vs EIC(Robert Clive)	Robert Clive won
Third Battle of Panipat	1761 A.D	Ahmed Shah Abdali vs Marathas	Abdali won
Battle of Buxar	1764 A.D	EIC vs Bengal, Awadh, Mughals	British won
First Anglo-Mysore War	1767-69 A.D	Hyder Ali vs EIC, Marathas	Hyder Ali won “Battle of Chengam (1767)” “Battle of Tiruvannamali (1767)” “Battle of Ooscota (1768)”
Second Anglo- Mysore War	1780-84 A.D	Hyder Ali aligned with French vs English Hyder Ali dies in 1882 because of cancer Later on, his son Tipu carried his legacy	“Treaty of Mangalore” “Battle of Pollilur” “Battle of Porto Novo” “Battle of Sholinghur”
Third Anglo-Mysore War	1789-92 A.D	Tipu vs English Tipu defeated General Meadows (1790) Lord Cornwallis took the leadership, with the alliance of Marathas and Nizam, and won	“Treaty of Serirangampatnam” “Battle of Nedumkotta” “Battle of Calicut” “Battle of Sittimungulum” “Battle of Arakere”
Fourth Anglo-Mysore War	1799 A.D	Tipu vs English(Lord Wellesley)	Tipu Sultan died Empire given to Wodeyar dynasty under Subsidary alliance.
First Anglo-Maratha War	1775-82 A.D	Great Maratha Empire vs British(Hastings)	“Treaty of Surat (1775)” “Treaty of Purandhar (1776)” “Treaty of Wadagaon (1779)” “Treaty of Salbai (1782)”
Second Anglo- Maratha War	1803-05 A.D	United Kingdom vs Maratha Empire In support of Bajirao, English put down the Maratha insurgents Sir Arthur Wellesley overthrew the Bhosale of Nagpur and Berar, Scindia of Gwalior	“Treaty of Bassein (1802)” “Treaty of Deogaon (1803)” “Treaty of Surji-Anjangaon (1803)” “Treaty of Rajghat (1806)”
Third Anglo- Maratha War	1817-19 A.D	Maratha Kingdom of Indore, Gwalior, Nagpur, Jhansi declined British held control till the south of Sutlej	“Treaty of Poona (1817)” “Treaty of Gwalior (1817)” “Treaty of Mandsaur (1818)”
First Anglo- Afghan War	1839-42 A.D	Shah Shuja vs Lord Auckland	Tripartite treaty between Ranjit Singh, Shah Shuja, Lord Aukland
Second Anglo-Afghan War	1868-80 A.D	Sher Ali vs Lord Lytton	British won “Treaty of Peshawar” “Treaty of Gandamak”
Third Anglo-Afghan War	1919-21 A.D	Amanullah Khan vs British Indian forces	Afghan won “Treaty of Rawalpindi”
First Anglo-Sikh War	1845-46 A.D	Sikh empire vs British	Sikh loses “Treaty of Lahore”
Second Anglo-Sikh War	1848-49 A.D	Complete control of Punjab by British	Sikh kingdom under British
Battle of Kangla Tongbi(Battle of Lion Box)	1944 A.D	221 Advance Ordance Depot against Japanese forces	Japanese forces were pushed back into Burma One of the most decisive and hardest battle of World War II

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