Battles Directory

Important Historical Battles

Search and filter major conflicts in Indian and World History that altered empires and shifted borders.

Battle Name	Year	Between	Winner	Significance
Battle of the Hydaspes	326 BC	Alexander the Great vs. King Porus	Alexander the Great	Opened India to Greek political and cultural influence; Alexander admired Porus's bravery and restored him as satrap.
First Battle of Tarain	1191 AD	Prithviraj Chauhan vs. Muhammad Ghori	Prithviraj Chauhan	Chauhan forces decisively defeated Ghori, but Ghori escaped to return next year with a larger force.
Second Battle of Tarain	1192 AD	Prithviraj Chauhan vs. Muhammad Ghori	Muhammad Ghori	Established Islamic rule in North India, leading to the foundation of the Delhi Sultanate.
First Battle of Panipat	1526 AD	Babur vs. Ibrahim Lodi	Babur	Marked the end of Lodi Dynasty and the Delhi Sultanate, and founded the Mughal Empire in India. Introduced gunpowder and field artillery to India.
Battle of Khanwa	1527 AD	Babur vs. Rana Sanga of Mewar	Babur	Consolidated Mughal rule in Northern India by defeating the powerful Rajput confederacy.
Battle of Ghaghra	1529 AD	Babur vs. Afghan Chiefs (under Mahmud Lodi)	Babur	Babur's third major victory, crushing Afghan resistance in Bihar and Bengal.
Battle of Chausa	1539 AD	Sher Shah Suri vs. Humayun	Sher Shah Suri	Humayun was defeated and forced to flee into exile, establishing the Sur Empire.
Second Battle of Panipat	1556 AD	Akbar (under Bairam Khan) vs. Hemu	Akbar	Restored Mughal power in North India and ended the Afghan threat under Sur Dynasty.
Battle of Talikota	1565 AD	Deccan Sultanates vs. Vijayanagara Empire (under Rama Raya)	Deccan Sultanates	Led to the sack, destruction, and ultimate collapse of the great Vijayanagara Empire.
Battle of Haldighati	1576 AD	Mughals (led by Man Singh I) vs. Maharana Pratap of Mewar	Mughal Empire (Tactical victory, but Maharana Pratap escaped)	Maharana Pratap continued a decades-long guerrilla warfare against the Mughals from Aravalli hills.
Battle of Plassey	1757 AD	British East India Company (Robert Clive) vs. Siraj-ud-Daulah (Nawab of Bengal)	British East India Company	Laid the foundation of British political rule in India through the control of rich Bengal province.
Third Battle of Panipat	1761 AD	Maratha Empire vs. Ahmad Shah Durrani (Afghan)	Ahmad Shah Durrani	Decimated Maratha power, halted their northern expansion, and indirectly paved the way for British hegemony in India.
Battle of Buxar	1764 AD	British East India Company vs. Combined forces of Mir Qasim, Shuja-ud-Daulah (Nawab of Awadh), and Shah Alam II (Mughal Emperor)	British East India Company	Led to the Treaty of Allahabad (1765), granting Diwani Rights (tax collection) of Bengal, Bihar, and Odisha to the British.
Battle of Waterloo	1815 AD	Napoleon Bonaparte vs. Coalition (led by Duke of Wellington and Gebhard von Blücher)	Seventh Coalition	Ended the Napoleonic Wars and Napoleon's reign as French Emperor. Initiated a period of relative peace in Europe.

Battle of the Hydaspes

Year: 326 BC (Ancient)

Combatants: Alexander the Great vs. King Porus

Winner: Alexander the Great

Opened India to Greek political and cultural influence; Alexander admired Porus's bravery and restored him as satrap.

First Battle of Tarain

Year: 1191 AD (Medieval)

Combatants: Prithviraj Chauhan vs. Muhammad Ghori

Winner: Prithviraj Chauhan

Chauhan forces decisively defeated Ghori, but Ghori escaped to return next year with a larger force.

Second Battle of Tarain

Year: 1192 AD (Medieval)

Combatants: Prithviraj Chauhan vs. Muhammad Ghori

Winner: Muhammad Ghori

Established Islamic rule in North India, leading to the foundation of the Delhi Sultanate.

First Battle of Panipat

Year: 1526 AD (Medieval)

Combatants: Babur vs. Ibrahim Lodi

Winner: Babur

Marked the end of Lodi Dynasty and the Delhi Sultanate, and founded the Mughal Empire in India. Introduced gunpowder and field artillery to India.

Battle of Khanwa

Year: 1527 AD (Medieval)

Combatants: Babur vs. Rana Sanga of Mewar

Winner: Babur

Consolidated Mughal rule in Northern India by defeating the powerful Rajput confederacy.

Battle of Ghaghra

Year: 1529 AD (Medieval)

Combatants: Babur vs. Afghan Chiefs (under Mahmud Lodi)

Winner: Babur

Babur's third major victory, crushing Afghan resistance in Bihar and Bengal.

Battle of Chausa

Year: 1539 AD (Medieval)

Combatants: Sher Shah Suri vs. Humayun

Winner: Sher Shah Suri

Humayun was defeated and forced to flee into exile, establishing the Sur Empire.

Second Battle of Panipat

Year: 1556 AD (Medieval)

Combatants: Akbar (under Bairam Khan) vs. Hemu

Winner: Akbar

Restored Mughal power in North India and ended the Afghan threat under Sur Dynasty.

Battle of Talikota

Year: 1565 AD (Medieval)

Combatants: Deccan Sultanates vs. Vijayanagara Empire (under Rama Raya)

Winner: Deccan Sultanates

Led to the sack, destruction, and ultimate collapse of the great Vijayanagara Empire.

Battle of Haldighati

Year: 1576 AD (Medieval)

Combatants: Mughals (led by Man Singh I) vs. Maharana Pratap of Mewar

Winner: Mughal Empire (Tactical victory, but Maharana Pratap escaped)

Maharana Pratap continued a decades-long guerrilla warfare against the Mughals from Aravalli hills.

Battle of Plassey

Year: 1757 AD (Modern)

Combatants: British East India Company (Robert Clive) vs. Siraj-ud-Daulah (Nawab of Bengal)

Winner: British East India Company

Laid the foundation of British political rule in India through the control of rich Bengal province.

Third Battle of Panipat

Year: 1761 AD (Modern)

Combatants: Maratha Empire vs. Ahmad Shah Durrani (Afghan)

Winner: Ahmad Shah Durrani

Decimated Maratha power, halted their northern expansion, and indirectly paved the way for British hegemony in India.

Battle of Buxar

Year: 1764 AD (Modern)

Combatants: British East India Company vs. Combined forces of Mir Qasim, Shuja-ud-Daulah (Nawab of Awadh), and Shah Alam II (Mughal Emperor)

Winner: British East India Company

Led to the Treaty of Allahabad (1765), granting Diwani Rights (tax collection) of Bengal, Bihar, and Odisha to the British.

Battle of Waterloo

Year: 1815 AD (World)

Combatants: Napoleon Bonaparte vs. Coalition (led by Duke of Wellington and Gebhard von Blücher)

Winner: Seventh Coalition

Ended the Napoleonic Wars and Napoleon's reign as French Emperor. Initiated a period of relative peace in Europe.