18 Wars of Medieval India

18 Wars of Medieval India – Battles that changed destiny of India

First Battle of Tarain (1191)

This battle was fought at Tarain near Thaneswar. Prithviraj of Chauhan Dynasty defeated the Mohammad of Ghori.

Second Battle of Tarain(1192)

It was fought at same Tarain battlefield as in the first Tarain battle. This was fought by Mohammad Ghori against Prithvi Raj Chauhan. This time Prithvi Raj was defeated. Mohammad got the opportunity to enter Indian lands.

Battle of Chandawar(1194)

In this battle Jaichandra,King of Kanauj was defeated by Mohammad Ghori. Mohammad further extended his empire in India by defeating a large kingdom.

First Battle of Panipat(21-April-1526)

In this battle Babur defeated the Army of Afghans and killed their king Ibrahim Lodi.By this victory Babur got opportunity to expand his small principality into big empire

Battle of Khanwa(17-March-1527)

Rajputs under Rana of Mewar Rana Sanga, were defeated by Babur of Ferghana. Rana Sanga was wounded in the battlefield.

Battle of Chanderi(1528)

Medini Rai of Chanderi was defeated by Babur.

Battle of Ghagra or Ghagra(6-May-1529)

Babur defeated and dispersed Afghans.

Battle of Chausal (7-June-1539)

Sher shah defeated the mughals, but Humayun, the king escaped by crossing over the river.

Battle of Kanauj or Billgram (17-May-1540)

Sher shah won against Humayun. Agra was occupied by Sher shah

Battle for Delhi (7 October 1556)

King ‘Hem Chandra Vikramaditya’ defeated Akbar’s forces in Delhi.

Second Battle of Panipat(5-November-1556)

Hem Chandra Vikramaditya (Hemu) was defeated by Mughals under Akbar. Akbar reoccupied Delhi.

Battle of Bannihatti or Tallikota(23-January-1565)

Unified Army of five Deccan Sultanates(Ali adilshah and four others) defeated the Vijayanagara Army and Vijayanagara General Ramaraju was killed in the battlefield.

Battle of Haldighati(1576)

This was started between Akbar and Rana of Mewar Pratap. Decisive Mughal victory.

First Carnatic War(1745–48)

This war was fought by British and French armies. French occupied Madras, later returned it to British.

Second Carnatic War(1749–54)

French army under the of Duplex fought with British and British won. In 1755 they made a provisional treaty. French loss their expanding opportunities and continued as trading community in India.

Third Carnatic War(1756–63)

In 1758 French occupied Fort Saint David. But defeated at Wandiwasi(1760). Britishers won.

Battle of Plassey(June-1757)

British Army under the command of Rober Clive fought with Bengal Nawab Siraz-ud-daula and British won and Mir Jafar was made Nawab. Siraz-ud-daula,while he was unarmed was killed mercilessly by Muhammad Beg,a person who was under his assylum.

Battle of Buxar(1764)

British army under the command of Major Manri defeated the combined army of Mir Kasim nawab of Bengal, Shuja-ud-daulah nawab of Awadh, Sha Alam, Mughal emperor