Important Battles in the Indian History

Important Battles in the Indian History
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1. 1st battle of Tarain--1191-- Prithviraj Chauhan
defeated Mohammed Ghori
2. 2nd battle of Tarain--1192--Mohamm­ad Ghori
defeated Prithviraj Chauhan
3. 1st battle of Panipat--1526--Babar­ defeated
Ibrahim Lodi
4. Battle of Khanwa--1527-- Babur defeated
Rana Sunga further strengthening his foothold in India.
5. Battle of Ghaghra--1529--Babur­ defeated
Mahmud Lodi and Sultan Nusrat Shah thus
establishing Mughal rule in India.
6. 2nd battle of Panipat--1556--Akbar­ defeated Hemu
7. 3rd battle of Panipat--1761Ahmed Shah Abdali defeated the Marathas
8. Battle of Talikota--1565--Decc­an Sultanates defeated the glorious Vijayanagar empire
9. Battle of Haldighati--1576--Un­decisive battle
between Raja Man Singh of Mughal Army and
Rana Pratap of Mewar.
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. Battle of Buxar--1764--British­ defeated the
combined forces of Mir Qasim, Shuja-ud-duala
(Nawab of Oudh) and Shah Alam II(Mughal
emperor). This completed the work began by the
battle of Plassey.
13. Battle of Samugarh--1658--Aura­ngzeb
defeated Dara Shikoh.
14. Battle of Karnal--1739--Nadir Shah defeated
Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah