important battles/Wars of India
Ancient battles/Wars
| War | Fought between | Won by |
| Battle of the Ten Kings | King Sudas of Trustu-Bharata Tribe and Ten Kings | King Sudas |
| Battle of Hydaspass | Alexander and Porus | Alexander |
| Battle of Venni | Chola King Karikala & Pandya & Cheraa kings | Chola King |
| Battle of Koppam | Chalukya king Someshvara I & Chola kings Rajadhiraja Chola& Rajendra Chola II | Chola King |
| Battle of Maski | Chalukya empire & Jaysimha II | Chalukya Empire |
| Kalinga War | Maurya king Ashoka & Kalinga | Maurya King |
Medieval battles/Wars
| Name of the Battle | Year | Importance |
|---|---|---|
| 1st battle of Tarain | 1191 | Prithviraj Chauhan defeated Mohammed Ghori |
| 2nd battle of Tarain | 1192 | Mohammad Ghori defeated Prithviraj Chauhan |
| 3rd Battle of Tarain | 1215 | Shamshuddin Iltutmish defeated Yaldoz |
| 1st battle of Panipat | 1526 | Babar defeated Ibrahim Lodi |
| Battle of Khanwa | 1527 | Babur defeated Rana Sunga further strengthening his foothold in India. |
| Battle of Ghaghra | 1529 | Babur defeated Mahmud Lodi and Sultan Nusrat Shah thus establishing Mughal rule in India. |
| Battle of Chausa | 1539 | Sher Shah defeated Humayun thus breaking the Mughal rule in India. |
| Battle of Kanauj or Billgram | 1540 | Sher Shah defeated Humayun for the second time. |
| 2nd battle of Panipat | 1556 | Akbar defeated Hemu |
| 3rd battle of Panipat | 1761 | Ahmed Shah Abdali defeated the Marathas (Treaty of Surat) |
| Battle of Talikota | 1565 | Deccan Sultanates defeated the glorious Vijayanagar empire |
| Battle of Haldighati | 1576 | Undecisive battle between Raja Man Singh of Mughal Army and Rana Pratap of Mewar. |
| Battle of Plassey | 1757 | British defeated Siraj-ud-duala with the help of Mir Zafar. This battle laid the foundation of British empire in India. |
| Battle of Wandiwash | 1760 | British decisively defeated the French in India. The Seven years war (1756 – 1763) between the British and the French in Europe ran parallel to this war. 3 Carnatic wars were fought between the British and the French and this battle was a part of the 3rd Carnatic War. |
| Battle of Buxar | 1764 | British defeated the combined forces of Mir Qasim, Shuja-ud-duala (Nawab of Oudh) and Shah Alam II(Mughal emperor). Treaty of Allahabad |
| Battle of Samugarh | 1658 | Aurangzeb defeated Dara Shikoh. |
| Battle of Karnal | 1739 | Nadir Shah defeated Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah. |
Carnatic battles/Wars
(Fought between English and French)
| War | Year | Treaties |
| 1st Carnatic War | 1744-48 | Treaty of Aix-La-Chapelle |
| 2nd Carnatic War | 1748-54 | Treaty of Pondicherry |
| 3rd Carnatic War | 1756-63 | Treaty of Paris |
Anglo Maratha battles/Wars
(Fought Between Marathas & British East India Company)
| War | Year | Won by | Treaties |
| 1st Anglo Maratha War | 1775-82 | Marathas | Treaty of Salbai |
| 2nd Anglo Maratha War | 1803-05 | British East India Company | Treaty of Deogaon, Treaty of Surjianjangaon, Treaty of Rajghat, Treaty of Bassien |
| 3rd Anglo Maratha War | 1817-18 | British East India Company | Treaty of Mandasor |
Anglo Mysore battles/Wars
(Fought Between Mysore & British East India Company)
| War | Year | Treaties |
| 1st Anglo Mysore War | 1734-1766 | Treaty of Madras |
| 2nd Anglo Mysore War | 1780-1784 | Treaty of Mangalore |
| 3rd Anglo Mysore War | 1790-1792 | Treaty of Sriranghapatam |
| 4th Anglo Mysore War | 1799 | British Subjugated Mysore |
Anglo Sikh battles/Wars
(Fought Between Sikh Empire & British East India Company)
| War | Year | Treaties |
| 1st Anglo-Sikh War | 1845-1846 | Treaty of Bhairowal |
| 2nd Anglo-Sikh War | 1848-1849 | Annexation of the Punjab by the East India Company |
Anglo Afghan battles/Wars
(Fought Between Afghans & British East India Company)
| War | Year | Won by | Treaties |
| 1st Anglo Afghan War | 1838-1842 | Afghans | Tripartite Treaty between Ranjit Singh, Shah Shuja & Lord Auckland |
| 2nd Anglo Afghan War | 1878-1880 | British East India Company | Treaty of Peshawar, Treaty of Gandamak |
| 3rd Anglo Afghan War | 1919 | Afghans | Treaty of Rawalpindi |
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