Important Battles in the History of India

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Name of the Battle	Year	Importance
1st battle of Panipat	1526	Babar defeated Ibrahim Lodi
1st battle of Tarain	1191	Prithviraj Chauhan defeated Mohammed Ghori
2nd battle of Panipat	1556	Akbar defeated Hemu
2nd battle of Tarain	1192	Mohammad Ghori defeated Prithviraj Chauhan
3rd battle of Panipat	1761	Ahmed Shah Abdali defeated the Marathas
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.
Battle of Chausa	1539	Sher Shah defeated Humayun thus breaking the Mughal rule in India.
Battle of Ghaghra	1529	Babur defeated Mahmud Lodi and Sultan Nusrat Shah thus establishing Mughal rule in India.
Battle of Haldighati	1576	Undecisive battle between Raja Man Singh of Mughal Army and Rana Pratap of Mewar.
Battle of Kanauj or Billgram	1540	Sher Shah defeated Humayun for the second time.
Battle of Karnal	1739	Nadir Shah defeated Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah.
Battle of Khanwa	1527	Babur defeated Rana Sunga further strengthening his foothold in India.
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.
Battle of Samugarh	1658	Aurangzeb defeated Dara Shikoh.
Battle of Talikota	1565	Deccan Sultanates defeated the glorious Vijayanagar empire
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.