1 Battle Hydaspes 326 BC
Alexander and Porus
Won by: Alexander
Fought on the banks of the Jhelum, which is called ‗Hydaspes‘ in Greek; opened relations
between India and the West
2 Kalinga War 260 BC
Ashokaand King of Kalinga (Orissa) Ashoka
Vast destruction andbloodshed changedthe attitude of Ashoka andheembraced Buddhism
3 First Battle of or Thaneswar 1191AD
Prithviraj Chauhan and Mohd Ghori
Won by: Prithviraj Chauhan
4 Second Battle of Panipat 1192
Estabishment of an Islamic empire in India Onset of the Mughal Tarain empire in India
5 First Battle of Panipat 1526AD
Ibrahim Lodhi and Babur
Won by: Babur
Onset of the Mughal Empire in India
6 Battle of Kannauj 1527AD
Babur and Rana Sangha
Won by: Babur
7 Battle of Kannauj 1540 AD
Sher Shah and Humayun
Won by: Sher Shah
Sher Shah became emperor of India
8 Second Battle of Panipat 1556 AD
Akbar and Hemu
Won by: Akabr
Ended Afghan rule, strengthened mughal rule
9 Battle of Talikota 1564-65 AD
Combined forces of 4 Muslim rulers of Deccan and Ramraja of Vijaynagar
Muslim forces Destroyed Hindu Kingdom of the Deccan; sealed the fortunes of Vijaynagar empire
10 Battle of Haldighati 1576 AD
Rana Pratap and Akbar
Won by: Akbar
Rana Pratap fought gallantly and took refuge in a remote fortress
11 Battle of Samugarh 1659 AD
Aurangzeb and Imperial forces led by Dara
Won by: Aurangzeb
Aurangzeb captured the Mughal throne
12 Battle of Plassey 1757 AD
Siraj-ud-daula and English forces under Clive
Won by: English forces
Fought at Plassey. The English became masters of British rule
13 Third Battle of Panipat 1761
Ahmed Shah Abdali and Marathas
Won by: Ahmed Shah Abdali
Gave a setback to Marathas in the north; sealed destiny of Mughal empire and made British entry easier
14 Battle of Buxar 1764 AD
Joint forces of Muslims and English
Won by: English forces
Led to English occupation of India
15 Third Mysore War 1790-92 AD
English forces and Tipu Sultan
Won by: English forces
Tipu Sultan had to sign treaty of the Seringapattam
16 Fourth Mysore War 1799 AD
English forces and Tipu Sultan
Won by: English forces
Fought at Malavali and brought the Mohammedan dynasty of Mysore to end
17 First Sikh War 1854 AD
English forces and Sikhs
Won by: English forces
Sikh kingdom came under the British
18 Indo-Pak War 1948
India and Pakistan
Fought in Kashmir, ceasfire agreed to on actual line of occupation
19 Sino-India War 1962
China and India