List of Indian battles

The following list enumerates the battles that took place in India and those with any kingdom or government in India were belligerents.

Battle Year Place Part of Winner Loser Remarks
Battle of the Ten Kingsc. 14th century BCEnear the Ravi River in Punjab.King sudas of Trustu-Bharata TribeTen KingsRigvedic tribes were conquered by Sudas. Bharatas settle in Kurukshetra. Emergence of Kuru Kingdom
Kurukshetra Warc. 10th century BCEKurukshetra, modern-day Haryana, IndiaTerritory-less Pandavas of the Kurus with the support of the mighty Panchala tribe and others.Kauravas (Kuru tribe) with capital at Hastinapura and their alliesReunification of the Kuru states of Hastinapura and Indraprastha under the Pandavas. Return of Panchal lands held by Drona to the original Panchala state.
Conquest of the Nanda Empire321-320 BCNanda Empire in Northern IndiaMaurya EmpireNanda Empire
Battle of the Hydaspes326 BCthe bank of HydaspesSeleucid EmpirePaurava KingdomThe battle is historically significant for opening up India to Greek political (Seleucid, Greco-Bactrian, Indo-Greek) and cultural influences (Greco-Buddhist art), which continued to have an impact for many centuries
Seleucid–Mauryan war303 BCMaurya EmpireSeleucid EmpireChandragupta got married to the daughter of Seleucus
Kalinga War262 BCMaurya EmpireKingdom of KalingaAshoka adapted Buddhism, and he started preaching Dharma Vijaya.
Battle of Pullalur618PullalurChalukya DynastyPallava Kingdom
Battle of Manimangala640ManimangalaPallava KingdomChalukya Dynasty
Battle of Vatapi642VatapiPallava KingdomChalukya Dynasty
Battle of Sri Purambiyam879ThirupurambiyamRise of the Medieval CholasPallava KingdomPandya Kingdom
Umayyad campaigns in India712-740RajasthanGurjara-Pratihara and Chalukya dynastyUmayyad Caliphate Victory of Indian kingdoms, Arabs armies faced a crushing defeat.
Battle of Takkolam949TakkolamRashtrakuta DynastyChola Empire
Battle of Kandalur Salai1000KandalurChola EmpireChera Dynasty
Battle of Donur1007DonurChola EmpireWestern Chalukya Empire
Battle of Koppam1054KoppamChola EmpireChalukya Dynasty
Battle of Kudal-Sangamam1062KudalsangamamaChola EmpireWestern Chalukya Empire
Battle of Vijayawada1068VijayawadaChola EmpireWestern Chalukya Empire
Battle of Nettur1188NetturChola Empire

Pandya Kingdom

 Pandya Kingdom
First Battle of Tarain1191TarainChauhan DynastyGhurid Empire
Second Battle of Tarain1192TarainGhurid EmpireChauhan DynastyThe victory of Mu'izz al-Din was decisive, he took Bihar province in 1193 eradicating Buddhism in that area.
Battle of Chandawar1194FirozabadGhurid EmpireGahadavala Dynasty
Battle of Beas River1285Beas RiverDelhi SultanateMongol Empire
Battle of Jalandhar1298JalandharDelhi SultanateMongol Empire
Battle of Sind1298SindhDelhi SultanateMongol Empire
Battle of Kili1299KiliDelhi SultanateMongol Empire
Siege of Ranthombore1301RanthomboreDelhi SultanateChauhan Dynasty
Siege of Chittorgarh1303ChittorgarhDelhi SultanateGuhila Dynasty
Battle of Amroha1305AmrohaDelhi SultanateMongol Empire
Battle of Jalore1310–14JaloreDelhi SultanateChahamanas of Naddula
Battle of Mandalgarh and Banas1442-1446KumbalmerRajput Rajya

(Participating factions: Mewar Kingdom)

 Delhi Sultanate

(Ruled by the Khalji Dynasty)

Bloodied by these engagements, the Sultan did not attack Mewar for another ten years.
Battle of Nagaur1456NagaurRajput Rajya

(Participating factions: Mewar Kingdom)

 Delhi Sultanate

(Participating factions: Nagaur Sultanate and Gujarat Sultanate)

Battle of Cochin1504KochiPortuguese EmpireKingdom of CochinSamoothiri of Kozhikode
Battle of Cannanore1506KannurPortuguese EmpireDelhi Sultanate

(Participating factions: Gujarat Sultanate)

Battle of Chaul1508ChaulSamoothiri of Kozhikode

Delhi Sultanate

(Participating factions: Gujarat Sultanate)

Portuguese Empire
Portuguese conquest of Goa1510GoaPortuguese EmpireBijapur Sultanate
Battle of Khatoli1517KhatoliRana SangaIbrahim Lodhi
Battle of Dholpur1519DholpurRana SangaIbrahim Lodhi
Battle of Gagron1519GagronRana SangaMahmud Khilji of Malwa
Invasion of Mewar1520Mewar????Sultan Muzaffar Shah II sent an army under Malik Ayazretreated to Gujarat.
Battle of Panipat21 April 1526PanipatMughal conquest of IndiaBaburIbrahim Lodhi
Battle of Khanwa17 March 1527KhanwaMughal conquest of IndiaBaburRana Sanga
Battle of Chanderi1528ChanderiMughal conquest of IndiaBaburMedini Rai
Battle of Ghaghra1529Ghaghra or GogaraMughal conquest of IndiaBaburAfghans
Battle of Chausal1539ChausalMughal conquest of IndiaSher shahMughal emperor HumayunHumayun escaped by crossing over the river.
Battle of Kanauj1540Kanauj or BillgramMughal conquest of IndiaSher Shah SuriMughal emperor HumayunSher Shah Suri, occupied the city of Agra .
Battle of Sammel1544SammelMughal conquest of India
Battle of Tughlaqabad1556DelhiMughal conquest of IndiaKing 'Hem Chandra Vikramaditya'Akbar
Battle of Panipat1556PanipatMughal conquest of IndiaBairam Khan (For Akbar)Hem Chandra Vikramaditya (Hemu)
Battle of Talikota1565Bannihatti or TallikotaUnified Army of the five Deccan Sultanates defeatedVijayanagara ArmyVijayanagara General Ramaraju was killed in the battlefield.
Battle of Haldighati1576HaldighatiMughal conquest of IndiaAkbarRana of Mewar Pratap
Battle of Bhuchar Mori1591Bhuchar MorMughal conquest of IndiaMirza Aziz Kokaarmy of Halar
Battle of Swally1612SwallyBritish East India CompanyPortuguese
Battle of Amritsar1634AmritsarMughal-Sikh WarsSikh EmpireMughal Empire
Battle of Kartarpur 1635 Kartarpur Mughal-Sikh Wars Sikh Empire Mughal Empire
Battle of Pratapgad 1659 Pratapgad Maratha Empire Adilshahi Dynasty Afzal Khan vanquished by Shivaji.
Battle of Kolhapur 1659 Kolhapur Maratha Empire Adilshahi Dynasty
Battle of Pavan Khind 1660 Vishalgad Imperial Maratha Conquests Maratha Empire Adilshahi Dynasty 10,000-strong Adilshahi army defeated by 300 Marathas under the command of Baji Prabhu Deshpande.
Battle of Surat 1664 Surat Imperial Maratha Conquests Maratha Empire Mughal Empire Surat sacked by the Marathas.
Battle of Purandar 1665 Purandar Imperial Maratha Conquests Maratha Empire Mughal Empire
Battle of Sinhagad 1670 Sinhagad Imperial Maratha Conquests Maratha Empire Mughal Empire
Battle of Aravalli hills1680Aravalli hillsRajputMughals
First Battle of Anandpur1700AnandpurMughal-Sikh WarsSikh EmpireMughal Empire
Battle of Chappar Chiri1710SirhindMughal-Sikh WarsSikh EmpireMughal Empire
Battle of Rahon1710RahonMughal-Sikh WarsSikh EmpireMughal Empire
Battle of Delhi1737DelhiMaratha EmpireMughal EmpireDelhi looted
Battle of Colachel1741ColachelKingdom of TravancoreDutch East India Company
Siege of Trichinopoly1741Trichinopoly, Bengal SubahMaratha invasions of BengalMaratha EmpireMughal EmpireFirst of the six Maratha invasions of Bengal, between August 1741 to May 1751.
Siege of Trichinopoly1743TrichinopolyMaratha invasions of BengalMughal EmpireMaratha Empire
Battle of Madras1746MadrasWar of the Austrian SuccessionFrench East India CompanyBritish East India Company
Battle of Ambur1749AmburFrench East India Company, Chanda Sahib, Muzaffar JungNawab of Arcot
Siege of Arcot1751ArcotBritish East India CompanyNawab of Arcot, French East India Company
Battle of Arnee1751ArneeBritish East India Company, MarathaFrench East India Company, Nawab of Arcot
Battle of Chingleput1752ChingleputBritish East India Company, Nawab of ArcotFrench East India Company
Siege of Trichinopoly1752TrichinopolySecond Carnatic War
Battle of Golden Rock1753Golden RockSecond Carnatic WarBritish East India CompanyFrench East India Company
Battle of Seringham1753Srirangam IslandBritish East India CompanyFrench East India Company troops and Chanda Sahib
Siege of Calcutta1756CalcuttaNawab of BengalBritish East India Company
Battle of Bobbili1757Bobbili
Battle of Plassey1757PlasseyRobert CliveSiraj ud-Daulah
Battle of Lahore1759LahoreIndian Campaign of Ahmad Shah DurraniMarathas and SikhsDurrani Empire
Siege of Pondicherry1760PondicherryThird Carnatic WarBritish East India CompanyFrench East India Company
Third Battle of Panipat1761PanipatAhmad Shah AbdaliMarathas
Battle of Wandiwash1761WandiwashBritish East India CompanyFrench East India Company
Battle of Sialkot1761SialkotIndian Campaign of Ahmad Shah DurraniDurrani EmpireSukerchakia Misl
Battle of Gujranwala1761GujranwalaIndian Campaign of Ahmad Shah DurraniSukerchakia MislDurrani Empire
Battle of Rakshasbhuvan1763RakshasbhuvanMaratha EmpireNizam of Hyderabad
Battle of Buxar1764BuxarHector MunroCombined armies of Nawab Mir Qasim(Bengal),Nawab Shuja-ud-daulah(Awadh)& Mughal emperor Shah Alam
Siege of Ambur1767AmburFirst Anglo-Mysore WarKingdom of Mysore Hyder AliBritish East India Company
Battle of Maonda and Mandholi1767Maonda and MandholiJaipurBharatpur
Battle of Maonda and Mandholi1776Maonda and MandholiJaipur-BharatpurJaipurBharatpur
Battle of Saunshi1777GajendragarhMaratha-Mysore WarKingdom of MysoreMaratha Empire
Siege of Pondicherry1778PondicherryAmerican War of IndependenceBritish East India CompanyFrench East India Company
Battle of Pollilur1780PollilurSecond Anglo-Mysore WarBritish East India CompanyKingdom of Mysore
Siege of Negapatam1781NegapatamSecond Anglo-Mysore WarBritish
Battle of Pollilur1781PollilurSecond Anglo-Mysore WarBritish East India CompanyKingdom of Mysore
Battle of Porto Novo1781Porto NovoSecond Anglo-Mysore WarBritish East India CompanyKingdom of Mysore
Battle of Sholinghur1781SholinghurSecond Anglo-Mysore WarBritish East India CompanyKingdom of Mysore
Battle of Pune1781PuneMaratha EmpireBritish East India Company
Siege of Tellicherry1782TellicherrySecond Anglo-Mysore WarBritish East India CompanyKingdom of Mysore
Siege of Vellore1782VelloreSecond Anglo-Mysore WarBritish East India CompanyKingdom of Mysore
Siege of Cuddalore1783CuddaloreSecond Anglo-Mysore WarKingdom of MysoreBritish East India Company
Siege of Mangalore1783MangaloreSecond Anglo-Mysore WarKingdom of MysoreBritish East India CompanyHyder Ali dies. Treaty of Mangalore signed.
Siege of Nargund1785NargundMaratha-Mysore WarKingdom of MysoreMaratha Empire
Siege of Badami1786BadamiMaratha-Mysore WarMaratha EmpireKingdom of Mysore
Siege of Adoni1786AdoniMaratha-Mysore WarKingdom of MysoreMaratha Empire
Battle of Gajendragad1786GajendragadMaratha-Mysore WarMaratha EmpireKingdom of Mysore
Battle of SavanurSeptember - October 1786SavanurMaratha-Mysore WarKingdom of MysoreMaratha Empire
Battle of Lalsot1787LalsotJaipur and JodhpurMahadaji Shinde
Siege of Bahadur BendaJanuary 1787Bahadur BendaMaratha-Mysore WarKingdom of MysoreMaratha Empire
Battle of the Nedumkotta1789NedumkottaThird Anglo-Mysore WarTravancoreKingdom of Mysore
Battle of Calicut1790Calicut, Malabar coastThird Anglo-Mysore WarTravancore and British East India CompanyKingdom of Mysore
Capture of Cannanore1790CannanoreThird Anglo-Mysore WarBritish East India CompanyKingdom of Mysore
Battle of Sittimungulum1790SittimungulumThird Anglo-Mysore WarKingdom of MysoreBritish East India Company
Siege of Bangalore1791BangaloreThird Anglo-Mysore War
Siege of Coimbatore1791CoimbatoreThird Anglo-Mysore WarKingdom of MysoreTravancore and British East India Company
Siege of Darwar1791DarwarThird Anglo-Mysore WarBritish East India CompanyKingdom of Mysore
Siege of Goorumconda1791GoorumcondaThird Anglo-Mysore WarNizam of Hyderabad and British East India CompanyKingdom of Mysore
Siege of Koppal1791KoppalThird Anglo-Mysore WarNizam of Hyderabad and British East India CompanyKingdom of Mysore
Siege of Nundydroog1791NundydroogThird Anglo-Mysore WarBritish East India CompanyKingdom of Mysore
Siege of Savendroog1791SavendroogThird Anglo-Mysore WarBritish East India CompanyKingdom of Mysore
Battle of Arakere1791ArakereThird Anglo-Mysore WarNizam of Hyderabad and British East India CompanyKingdom of Mysore
Capture of Hooly Honore1791KoodliThird Anglo-Mysore WarMaratha Empire and British East India Company
Siege of Seringapatam1792SeringapatamThird Anglo-Mysore WarMaratha Empire, Nizam of Hyderabad and British East India CompanyKingdom of MysoreTipu sultan is defeated.Treaty of Seringapatam
Capture of Shimoga1792ShimogaThird Anglo-Mysore WarMaratha Empire and British East India CompanyKingdom of Mysore
Battle of Mallavelly1799MallavellyFourth Anglo-Mysore WarBritish East India CompanyKingdom of MysoreTipu sultan is defeated and killed.
Battle of Seedaseer1799SeedaseerFourth Anglo-Mysore WarBritish East India CompanyKingdom of MysoreTipu sultan is defeated and killed.
Siege of Seringapatam1799SeringapatamFourth Anglo-Mysore WarBritish East India CompanyKingdom of MysoreTipu sultan is defeated and killed.
Battle of Sultanpet Tope1799Sultanpet TopeFourth Anglo-Mysore WarKingdom of MysoreBritish East India CompanyTipu sultan is defeated and killed.
Battle of Malpura1800MalpuraSawai Pratap SinghDaulat Rao Sindhia
Battle of Panamarathukotta1802WayanadPazhassi Raja's forcesBritish East India Company
Battle of Assaye1803AssayeBritish East India CompanyMaratha Empire
Battle of Delhi1803DelhiSecond Anglo-Maratha WarBritish East India CompanyMaratha Empire
Battle of Laswari1803LaswariSecond Anglo-Maratha WarBritish East India CompanyMaratha Empire
Battle of Argaon1803Argaon
Capture of Gawilghur1803GawilghurSecond Anglo-Maratha WarBritish East India CompanyMaratha Empire
Battle of Deeg1804Deeg
Battle of Mukandwara Pass1804Mukandwara Pass
Battle of Farrukhabad1804FarrukhabadBritish East India CompanyMaratha Empire
Siege of Deeg Fort1804Deeg FortSecond Anglo-Maratha WarBritish East India CompanyMaratha Empire
Siege of Delhi1804DelhiSecond Anglo-Maratha WarBritish East India CompanyMaratha Empire
Battle of Bharatpur1805BharatpurMaratha EmpireBritish East India Company
Battle of Quilon1809Cantonment Maidan in QuilonBritish East India CompanyKingdom of Travancore
Gurkha-Sikh War1809Kangra FortSikh-Nepali WarSikhGurkha army
Kurichiya revolt1812WayanadBritish East India CompanyKurichiya and Kurumba tribes
Battle of Mahidpur1817Mahidpur
Battle of Khadki1817KhadkiBritish East India CompanyMaratha Empire
Battle of Koregaon1818Koregaon Bhima (Pune)British East India CompanyPeshwa faction of the Maratha Confederacy
Battle of Peshawar1834PeshawarAfghan-Sikh WarsSikhEmirate of Afghanistan
Battle of Jamrud1837JamrudAfghan-Sikh WarsSikhEmirate of Afghanistan
First Anglo-Afghan War1842AfghanistanBritish East India CompanyDost Mohammad Khan (Emir of Afghanistan)
Gwalior Campaign1843GwaliorBritish East India CompanyMaratha Empire
Battle of Ferozeshah1845FerozeshahFirst Anglo-Sikh WarBritish East India CompanySikh Empire
Battle of Mudki1845MudkiFirst Anglo-Sikh WarBritish East India CompanySikh Empire
Battle of Aliwal1846AliwalFirst Anglo-Sikh WarBritish East India CompanySikh Empire
Battle of Sobraon1846SobraonFirst Anglo-Sikh WarBritish East India CompanySikh Empire
Battle of Ramnagar1848RamnagarSecond Anglo-Sikh WarSikh EmpireBritish East India Company
Battle of Chillianwala1849ChillianwalaSecond Anglo-Sikh WarSikh EmpireBritish East India Company
Battle of Gujrat1849GujratSecond Anglo-Sikh WarBritish East India CompanySikh Empire
Siege of Multan1849MultanSecond Anglo-Sikh WarBritish East India CompanyMultan
Battle of Agra1857AgraIndian rebellion of 1857British East India CompanyIndian rebels
Battle of Aong1857AongIndian rebellion of 1857British East India CompanyRebel Company soldiers"
Battle of Badli-ki-Serai1857Badli-ki-SeraiIndian rebellion of 1857British East India CompanyIndian rebels
Second Battle of Cawnpore1857Indian rebellion of 1857British East India CompanyIndian rebels
Battle of Chinhat1857ChinhatIndian rebellion of 1857Indian rebels
Siege of Delhi1857DelhiIndian rebellion of 1857British East India CompanyMughal Empire and Indian rebels
Siege of Lucknow1857LucknowIndian rebellion of 1857
Battle of Najafgarh1857NajafgarhIndian rebellion of 1857British East India CompanyIndian rebels
Siege of Cawnpore1857CawnporeIndian rebellion of 1857"Nana Sahib's forces - Rebel Company soldiers"British East India Company
Battle of Kintoor1858KintoorIndian rebellion of 1857British East India CompanyIndian rebels
Capture of Lucknow1858LucknowIndian rebellion of 1857British East India CompanyOudh and Indian rebels
Bhutan War1865Bhutan WarBritish East India CompanyBhutan
Hazara Expedition of 18881888HazaraBritish IndiaTribes of Kala Dhaka
Chitral Expedition1895ChitralBritish East India Company
Battle of Saragarhi1897SaragarhiTirah Campaign WarBritish IndiaPashtuns
Siege of Malakand1897MalakandAnglo-Afghan warsBritish IndiaPashtuns
First Mohmand Campaign1898PeshawarBritish IndiaMohmands
Third Anglo-Afghan War1919North-West Frontier of India and AfghanistanAnglo-Afghan warsBritish IndiaEmirate of AfghanistanIt ended in an armistice.The Durand Line was established.
Second Mohmand Campaign1935PeshawarBritish IndiaMohmands
Arakan Campaign 1942–19431943ArakanBurma CampaignEmpire of JapanUK and British India
Battle of Imphal1944ImphalBurma CampaignUK and British IndiaEmpire of Japan
Battle of Pokoku and Irrawaddy River operations1945PakokkuBurma CampaignUK and British IndiaEmpire of Japan
Indian annexation of Hyderabad13–18 September 1948Hyderabad StateDominion of IndiaHyderabad State
Annexation of Portuguese India18–19 December 1961GoaIndiaPortugal
Lahore Front6–12 September 1965Lahore, PakistanIndo-Pakistani War of 1965IndiaPakistan
Battle of Asal Uttar8–10 September 1965Asal UttaIndo-Pakistani War of 1965IndiaPakistan
Battle of Phillora7–11 September 1965Phillora, PakistanIndo-Pakistani War of 1965IndiaPakistan
Operation Dwarka7 September 1965DwarkaIndo-Pakistani War of 1965IndiaPakistan
Battle of Burki8–11 September 1965Burki, PakistanIndo-Pakistani War of 1965IndiaPakistan
Battle of Chawinda14–19 September 1965ChawindaIndo-Pakistani War of 1965IndiaPakistan
Defence of Kamalpur14 November - 4 December 1971Kamalpur, East PakistanIndo-Pakistani War of 1971IndiaPakistan
Battle of Atgram21 November 1971Atgram, East PakistanIndo-Pakistani War of 19715 Gorkha Rifles of the Indian Army31st Punjab regiment of the Pakistan Army
Battle of Boyra22 November 1971BoyraIndo-Pakistani War of 1971Indian Air ForcePakistani Air Force
Battle of Hilli22 November - 11 December 1971Hilli, East PakistanIndo-Pakistani War of 1971IndiaPakistan
Operation Chengiz Khan3 December 1971IndiaIndo-Pakistani War of 1971IndiaPakistan
Operation Cactus-Lilly3–16 December 1971East PakistanIndo-Pakistani War of 1971IndiaPakistan
Battle of Gazipur4–5 December 1971Gazipur, East PakistanIndo-Pakistani War of 1971IndiaPakistan
Battle of Longewala4–7 December 1971LongewalaIndo-Pakistani War of 1971IndiaPakistan
Battle of Basantar4–11 December 1971BarapindIndo-Pakistani War of 1971IndiaPakistan
Operation Trident4–5 December 1971Arabian Sea, off Karachi port, PakistanIndo-Pakistani War of 1971IndiaPakistan
Operation Python8–9 December 1971Arabian Sea, 12 nmi off Karachi port, PakistanIndo-Pakistani War of 1971IndiaPakistan
Operation Meghdoot13 April 1984Siachen Glacier, Jammu and KashmirSiachen conflictIndiaPakistan
Operation Rajiv23–26 June 1987Jammu and KashmirSiachen conflictIndiaPakistan
Battle of Tololing1999Tololing, Jammu and KashmirKargil WarIndiaPakistan
Atlantique incident10 August 1999Rann of KutchIndian Air ForceA Breguet Atlantic patrol plane of the Pakistan Naval Air Arm

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