List of Important Wars and Battles in Indian History

S.N.	Name of the Battle	Year	Battle between	Won by	Significance
1	Battle of Hydaspas	326 B.C.	Alaxender and Porus	Alaxender defeated king Porus	Impressed by the bravery of Porus, he allowed to retian the kingship of Porus
2	Kalinga War	261 B.C.	Ashoka and Raja Anant Padmanabhan	Ashoka	It was the bloodiest war of human history and lakhs were killed from either sides. Ashoka filled with remorse and took pledge of non violence and adopted Buddhism
3	First Battle of Tarain	1191 A.D.	Prithviraj Chauhan and Muhammad Ghori	Prithviraj defeated Ghori	This is called the first war of Hindu Rajput king and Muslim invader. This war took place near Tarain, Thanesar distt of Haryana
4	Second Battle of Tarain	1192 A.D.	Muhammad Ghori and Prithviraj Chauhan	Ghori defeats Prithviraj Chauhan	Establishment of an Islamic empire in India
5	Battle of Chhandwar	1194 A.D.	Muhammad Ghori and Jaychand	Ghori defeats Jaichandra of Kannauj
6	Battle of Gakkhar and Ghori	1206 A.D.	Gakkhar and Md Ghori	Ghori was killed by Gakkhar tribes in this attack
7	First Battle of Panipat	1526 A.D.	Babur and Ibrahim Lodi	Babar defeats Ibrahim Lodhi	Canons, Gunpowder and artilery was used by Babur which was the first time ever use of these in Indian subcontinent. Ibrahim Lodi was killed in the field and this war paved the foundation of strong Mughal Empire in India
8	Battle of Khanwa	1527 A.D.	Babur and Rana Sanga	Babar defeats Rana Sanga	Babur assumed title of Ghazi after this battle,The alliance of Rana Sanga although outnumbered that of Babur, still Sanga was defeated and the alliance dispersed. Rana Sanga escapes to Chittor
9	Battle of Chanderi	1528 A.D.	Babur and Medini Rai	Babar defeats Medini Rai
10	Battle of Ghaghara	1529 A.D.	Babur and Sultan Mahmud Lodi	Babar defeats the Afghans	This was the third major battle of Babur after which control of Mughal Empire over India was secured and fully established. Mahmud Lodi who was the brother of Ibrahim Lodi declared himself the sultan of Delhi with the support of Nusrat shah of Bengal, Jalaluddin Lohani, Sher Shah Suri , Rajputs and Afghans. Babur emerged victorious and consolidated his control.
11	Battle of Chausa	1539 A.D.	Sher Shah Suri and Humayun	Sher Shah Suri defeats Humayun	Sher Shah became emperor of India thus breaking the Mughal rule in India
12	Battle of Kannauj (or Bilgram)	1540 A.D.	इSher Shah Suri and Humayun	Sher Shah Suri defeats Humayun for the second time.
13	Second Battle of Panipat	1556 A.D.	Akbar and Hemu	Bairam Khan (representing Akbar) defeats Hemu	Ended afghan rule,strengthened mughal rule
14	Battle of Talikota (or Banihatti)	1565 A.D.	Deccan Sultanates and Vijayanagar Empire	Deccan Sultanates defeated the glorious Vijayanagar empire	Destroyed Hindu kingdom of the Deccan,sealed the fortunes of Vijayanagar empire
15	Battle of Haldighati	1576 A.D.	Maharana Pratap & Mughal Emperor Akbar, who was led by Man Singh	Undecisive battle between Raja Man Singh of Mughal Army and Rana Pratap of Mewar	Rana Pratap fought gallantly and took refuge in a remote fortress.This battle is the shortest battle of Indian history and lasted only 4 hours.
16	Battle of Samugarh	1659 A.D.	Aurangzeb & Imperial forces led by Dara	Aurangzeb	Aurangzeb captured the Mughal throne
17	Battle of Plassey	1757 A.D.	Siraj-ud-daulah with French & British East India Company under Robert Clive	British defeated Siraj-ud-duala the Nawab of Bengal with the help of Mir Zafar.	Fought at Plassey. The British empire became masters of Bengal, foundation of British rule
18	Third Battle of Panipat	1761 A.D.	Ahmed Shah Abdali and Marathas	Ahmed Shah Abdali defeats Marathas	Gave a setback to marathas in the north; sealed destiny of Mughal empire and made British entry easier
19	Battle of Buxar	1764 A.D.	British East India Co Vs alliance of Nawab of Bengal, Awadh and Mughals	British defeated the combined forces of Mir Qasim, Shuja-ud-duala (Nawab of Oudh) and Shah Alam II(Mughal emperor).	Led to English occupation of India
20	First Anglo Mysore War	1767-69 A.D.	Hyder Ali (Mysore) Vs British, Marathas	Hyder Ali defeats English forces	The battles include Battle of Chengam, Battle of Tiruvannamalai, Siege of Ambur
21	Second Anglo Mysore War	1780-84 A.D.	Hyder Ali, Tipu Sultan (Mysore) Vs British	Hyder Ali dies. Treaty of Mangalore is signed	Various battles in this series of war includes Battle of Pollilur, Battle of Porto Novo, Battle of Sholinghur, Siege of Tellicherry, Vellore, Cuddalore, Mangalore.
22	Third Anglo Mysore War	1789-92 A.D.	Mysore kingdom Vs British East India Co.	Tipu Sultan defeated. Treaty of Serirangapatnam is signed.	The battles of this war include Battle of Nedumkotta, Battle of Calicut, Battle of Sittimungulum, Battle of Arakere, Capture of Hooly Honroe, Capture of Seringapatanam, Capture of Shimoga etc.
23	Fourth Anglo Mysore War	1799 A.D.	British Forces Vs Tipu Sultan	Tipu Sultan is defeated and killed	Mysore kingdom was given back to Wodeyar dynasty under subsidary alliance.
24	First Anglo Maratha War	1766-69 A.D.	Maratha Empire and British East India Company	British defeated Marathas	This war ended with Treaty of Salbai between Maratha and British
25	Second Anglo Maratha War	1803-06 A.D.	Maratha Empire and British East India Company	Marathas lose to the British	Only in Battle of Bharatpur, Marathas were able to defeat and repulse the British Forces four times when they attempted to capture Bharatpur Fort.
26	Third Anglo Maratha War	1817-19 A.D.	Maratha Empire and British East India Company	Marathas lose to the British again	Treaty of Mandasor
27	First Anglo Afghan War	1839-42 A.D.	British East India Company and Afghan	Afghans	Tripartite Treaty between Ranjit Singh, Shah Shuja & Lord Auckland
28	Second Anglo Afghan War	1868-80 A.D.	British East India Company and Afghan	British defeat Afghan	Treaty of Peshawar, Treaty of Gandamak
29	Third Anglo Afghan War	1919-21 A.D.	British East India Company and Afghan	Afghans	Ended in an Artimice. Durand line established.Treaty of Rawalpindi
30	First Anglo Sikh War	1845-46 A.D.	Sikh Empire & British East India Company	Sike lose to British
31	Second Anglo Sikh War	1848-49 A.D.	Sikh Empire & British East India Company	British East India Company defeated Sikhs	Sikh kingdom came under the British