Important Battles

Important Battles

Name of the Battle: Battle of Hydaspes

Year: 326 BC

Battle between: Alexander and Porus

Won by: Alexander

Significance: Fought on the bank of the Jehlum, which is called ‘Hydaspes’ in Greek; opened relations between India and the West.

 

Name of the Battle: Kalinga War

Year: 260 BC

Battle between: Ashoka and King of Kalinga

Won by: Ashoka

Significance: Vast destruction and bloodshed changed the attitude of Ashoka and the embraced Buddhism

 

Name of the Battle: First Battle of Tarain or Thaneswar

Year: 1191 AD

Battle between: Prithviraj Chauhan and Mohd Ghori

Won by: Prithviraj Chauhan

 

Name of the Battle: Second Battle of Tarain

Year: 1192 AD

Battle between: Prithviraj Chauhan and Mohd Ghori

Won by: Mohd Ghori

Significance: Establishment of an Islamic empire in India

 

Name of the Battle: First Battle of Panipat

Year: 1526 AD

Battle between: Ibrahim Lodhi and Babur

Won by: Babur

Significance: Onset of the Mughal empire in India

 

Name of the Battle: Battle of Khanwa

Year: 1527 AD

Battle between: Rana Sanga and Babur

Won by: Babur

 

Name of the Battle: Battle of Chausa

Year: 1539 AD

Battle between: Sher Shah and Humayun

Won by: Sher Shah

Significance: Sher Shah become emperor of India

 

Name of the Battle: Second Battle of Panipat

Year: 1556 AD

Battle between: Akbar and Hemu

Won by: Akbar

Significance: Ended Afghan rule, strengthened mughal rule

 

Name of the Battle: Battle of Talikota

Year: 1565 AD

Battle between: Combined force of 4 Muslim rulers of Deccan and Ramraja of Vijayanagar

Won by: Muslim forces

Significance: Destroued Hindu Kingdom of the Deccan; sealed the fortunes of Vijayanagar empire

 

Name of the Battle: Battle of Haldighati

Year: 1576 AD

Battle between: Rana Pratap and Akbar

Won by: Akbar

Significance: Rana Pratap fought gallantly and took refuge in a remote fortress.

 

Name of the Battle: Battle of Samugarh

Year: 1659 AD

Battle between: Aurangzeb and Imperial forces led by Dara

Won by: Aurangzeb

Significance: Aurangzeb captured the Mughal throne

 

Name of the Battle: Battle of Plassey

Year: 1757 AD

Battle between: Sirajuddaula and English forces under Clive

Won by: English forces

Significance: Fought at Plassey. The English became Masters of Bengal; Foundation of British rule.

 

Name of the Battle: Third Battle of Panipat

Year: 1761 AD

Battle between: Ahmed Shah Abdali and Marathas

Won by: Ahmed Shah Abdali

Significance: Gave a setback to Marathas in the north; sealed destiny of Mughal empire and made British entry easier.

 

Name of the Battle: Battle of Buxar

Year: 1764 AD

Battle between: Joint forces of Muslim and English forces

Won by: English forces

Significance: Led to English occupation of India

 

Name of the Battle: Third Mysore War

Year: 1790 - 1792 AD

Battle between: English forces and Tipu Sultan

Won by: English forces

Significance: Tipu Sultan had to sign treaty of the Seringa-pattam

 

Name of the Battle: Fourth Mysore War

Year: 1799 AD

Battle between: English forces and Tipu Sultan

Won by: English forces

Significance: Fought at Malavali and brought the Mohammedan dynasty of Mysore to end

 

Name of the Battle: Second Sikh War

Year: 1848 - 1849 AD

Battle between: English forces and Sikhs

Won by: English forces

Significance: Sikh kingdom came under the British