List of Important battles and Wars in Indian History for all competitive exams like UPSC,SSC and other state and central Govt Examination
Over the long history of India, there have been many big fights that have changed things a lot. Some of these battles happened a really long time ago, while others are more recent. They all had a big impact on India and how things turned out. Here are a few of these important battles and wars from India’s past.
List of Important battles and Wars in Indian History
| Battle | Fought Between | Result | Year |
| Battle of the Hydaspes | Alexander against Porus | Greek victory | 326 BCE |
| Seleucid–Mauryan war | Chandragupta Maurya against Seleucus I Nicator | Mauryan victory | 305-303 BCE |
| First Battle of Tarain | Prithviraj Chauhan against Mohammed Ghori | Chauhan won | 1191 |
| Second Battle of Tarain | Prithviraj Chauhan against Mohammed Ghori | Ghori won | 1192 |
| First Battle of Panipat | Babar against Ibrahim Lodi | Babar won | 1526 |
| Battle of Khanwa | Babur against Rana Sanga | Mughal victory | 1527 |
| Battle of Ghaghra | Babur against various powers | Mughal victory | 1529 |
| Battle of Chausa | Sher Shah against Humayun | Mughal loss | 1539 |
| Second Battle of Panipat | Akbar against Hemu | Mughal victory | 1556 |
| Battle of Talikota | Vijayanagara Empire against Deccan Sultanate | Vijayanagara lost | 1565 |
| Battle of Haldighati | Maharana Pratap against Akbar’s forces | Mughal victory | 1576 |
| Battle of Plassey | British East India Co. against Siraj-ud-Daulah | British victory | 1757 |
| Battle of Wandiwash | English and French forces | British victory | 1760 |
| Third Battle of Panipat | Maratha Empire against Durrani Empire | Afghan victory | 1761 |
| Battle of Buxar | British against multiple powers | British victory | 1764 |
| First Anglo-Mysore War | British East India Co. against Hyder Ali | Mysore victory | 1767-1769 |
| Second Anglo-Mysore War | British East India Co. against Hyder Ali | Treaty of Mangalore | 1780-1784 |
| Third Anglo-Mysore War | British East India Co. against Tipu Sultan | British victory | 1790-1792 |
| Fourth Anglo-Mysore War | British East India Co. against Tipu Sultan | British victory | 1799 |
| First Anglo-Maratha War | British against Marathas | Maratha victory | 1775-1782 |
| Second Anglo-Maratha War | British against Marathas | British victory | 1803-1805 |
| Third Anglo-Maratha War | British against Marathas | British victory | 1817-1818 |
| First Anglo-Sikh War | British East India Co. against Sikh Empire | British victory | 1845-1846 |
| Battle of Sobraon | British against Sikh Empire | British victory | 1846 |
| Second Anglo-Sikh War | British East India Co. against Sikh Empire | British victory | 1848-1849 |
Also See- List of Mughal Emperors in India (1526- 1857)