BATTLES/WARS fought in India: India has been a witness to greatest battles in history. Our land has seen conquests and freedom in its long history. From Mughal Invasion, battles against Mughals, to British rule(Crown Rule) that lasted almost a generation, from our fight to basic rights to our right to freedom, India has witnessed the bloodbath for centuries.This is a major reason why competitive exams like SSC, SBI, RRB, IBPS, Railways etc., focus and test a candidate’s knowledge on our Historical Battles/Wars. We have arranged for you the famous Battles/Wars fought in India in chronological order.
| WAR/BATTLE | WAR/BATTLE FOUGHT BETWEEN | YEAR |
| First Battle of Tarrain | The Chahamana King (Prithviraj Chauhan) and Ghurid King (Muhammad Gauri) | 1191 |
| Second Battle of Tarrain | The Chahamana King (Prithviraj Chauhan) and Ghurid King (Muhammad Gauri) | 1192 |
| Battle of Chandawar | Ghurid Empire (Muhammad Ghori) and Gahadavala Dynasty (Jaichand of Kannauj) | 1194 |
| Portuguese conquest of Goa | Portugese Empire and Bijapur Sultanate | 1510 |
| Battle of Panipat | Babur and Ibrahim Lodhi
(Marked the beginning of Mughal Empire and the end of Delhi Sultanate) |
21 April 1526 |
| Battle of Khanwa | Mughal Emperor, Babur and Rana Sanga of Mewar | 16 March 1527 |
| Battle of Chanderi | Babur and Medini Rai | 1528 |
| Battle of Ghangra | Babur and Afgans | 1529 |
| Battle of Chausal | Sher Shah Suri and Mughal emperor Humayun | 1539 |
| Battle of Kannauj | Sher Shah Suri and Mughal emperor Humayun | 1540 |
| Battle of Panipat | Bairam Khan (For Akbar) and Hem Chandra Vikramaditya (Hemu) | 1556 |
| Battle of Talikota | Unified Army of the five Deccan Sultanates and Vijayanagra Army | 1565 |
| Battle of Haldighati | Akbar and Rana of Mewar Pratap | 1576 |
| Battle of Pratapgad | Maratha Empire and Adilshahi Dynasty | 1659 |
| Battle of Kolhapur | Maratha Empire and Adilshahi Dynasty | 1659 |
| Battle of Pavan Khind | Maratha Empire and Adilshahi Dynasty | 1660 |
| Battle of Surat | Maratha Empire and Mughal Empire | 1664 |
| Battle of Purandar | Maratha Empire and Mughal Empire | 1665 |
| Battle of Sinhagad | Maratha Empire and Mughal Empire | 1670 |
| Battle of Colachel | Kingdom of Travancore and Dutch East India Company | 1741 |
| Siege of Trichinopoly | Maratha Empire and Mughal Empire | 1741 |
| Battle of Madras | French East India Company and British East India Company | 1746 |
| Siege of Arcot | British East India Company and Nawab of Arcot, French East India Company | 1751 |
| Second Carnatic War | Chanda Sahib, Muzaffar Jung, French and Nawab of Ambur | 1752 |
| Battle of Seringham | British East India Company and French East India Company troops and Chanda Sahib | 1753 |
| Battle of Plassey | Robert Clive and Siraj Ud-Daulah | 1757 |
| Third Battle of Panipat | Ahmad Shah Abdali and Marathas | 1761 |
| Battle of Wandiwash | British East India Company and French East India Company | 1761 |
| Battle of Buxar | Under the command of East India Company, led by Hector Munro and the combined armies of Nawab Mir Qasim (Bengal), Nawab Shuja Ud-Daulah (Awadh) and Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II | 1764 |
| First Anglo-Mysore War | British and Mysore (Haider Ali) | 1766-1769 |
| First Anglo-Maratha War | British and Marathas | 1775-1782 |
| Second Anglo-Mysore War | British and Mysore (Haider Ali) | 1780-1784 |
| Third Anglo-Mysore War | British and Mysore (Tipu Sultan) | 1789-1792 |
| Fourth Anglo-Mysore War | British and Mysore (Tipu Sultan) | 1798-1799 |
| Second Anglo-Maratha War | British and Marathas | 1803-1805 |
| Anglo-Gorkha War | British and Gorkhas | 1814-1816 |
| Third Anglo-Maratha War | British and Marathas | 1817-1818 |
| First Anglo-Sikh War | British and Sikhs | 1845-1846 |
| Second Anglo-Sikh War | British and Sikhs | 1848-1849 |
| Indian Rebellion of 1857/Indian Mutiny/ The Sepoy Mutiny/ North India’s First War of Independence | Indian Sepoys and British East India Company’s army | 1857 |
| War of Independence | British India divided into two new, independent countries, India and Pakistan | 1947 |
| Sino-Indian War | India and China | 1962 |
| Indo-Pakistan War | India and Pakistan | 1965 |
| Kargil War | India and Pakistan | 1999 |
These major dates in history are important to be remembered by anyone looking for taking a shot at the competitive exams. As per previous year papers, many questions from battles/wars have appeared in various exams. Hence, it becomes crucial that you give this subject a read too.
