Important Battles of Modern Indian History
Last Updated :
27 Nov, 2022
STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION COMBINED GRADUATE LEVEL EXAM has a wide syllabus. In this General Study, the syllabus of History subject has a major and important part. Following we are presenting a list of the Important Battles of Modern Indian History. In every exam of SSC CGL, 1 or 2 questions were asked about these topics. So it is an important topic for every candidate, who is preparing for that exam.
Battle |
Year |
Participants |
Winner/Treaty |
Battle of Wandiwash |
1760 |
British Vs French |
British |
Battle of Alinagar |
1757 |
British Vs Sirajuddaulah |
British |
Battle of Plassey |
1757 |
British Vs Sirajuddaulah |
British |
Battle of Giria |
1740 |
Sarfaraz Khan Vs Alivardi |
Alivardi |
Battle of Buxar |
1764 |
British Vs Mir Qasim+ Shuja ud daula+Shah Alam |
British |
First Battle of Anglo-Karnataka |
1746-48 |
British Vs French |
French, Treaty of Aix La Chapelle |
Second Battle of Anglo-Karnataka |
1749-54 |
British ( Anwaruddin+NasirJung) Vs French( Muzaffar jung+ Chanda Sahib) |
British |
Third Battle of Anglo-Karnataka |
1756-63 |
British ( Airkoot ) Vs French ( Count Lally ) |
British, Treaty of Pondicherry |
First Anglo-Mysore War |
1767-69 |
British Vs Hyder Ali+ Nizam+ Maratha |
Hyder Ali |
Second Anglo-Mysore War |
1780-84 |
British ( Warren Hastings) Vs Hyder Ali + Tipu |
Treaty of Mangalore |
Third Anglo-Mysore War |
1790-92 |
Cornwallis Vs Tipu |
Treaty of Srirangapatna |
Fourth Anglo-Mysore War |
1799 |
Wellesley Vs Tipu |
British |
First Anglo-Maratha War |
1775-82 |
British Vs Maratha Federation |
Treaty of Salbai |
Second Anglo-Maratha War |
1803-06 |
Wellesley vs Daulatrao Sindhia |
British |
Third Anglo-Maratha War |
1817-18 |
Lord Hastings Vs Bajirao Second |
British |
First Anglo-Burmese War |
1824-26 |
Lord Amherst Vs Aalgaupaya |
Treaty of Yandub |
Second Anglo- Burmese War |
1852 |
Dalhousie Vs Milton |
Dalhousie |
First Anglo-Afghan War |
1839-42 |
Auckland Vs Dost Mohammad |
Dost Mohammad |
Second Anglo-Afghan War |
1870-80 |
Lord Litton Vs Sher Ali |
Lord Litton |
First Anglo-Sikh War |
1845-46 |
Lord Hardinge Vs Dalip Singh |
Treaty of Lahore |
Second Anglo-Sikh War |
1848-49 |
Dalhousie Vs Dalip Singh |
British ( Dalhousie ) |
Battle of Nepal |
1816 |
British Vs Nepal |
British |
Battle of Sindh |
1843 |
British Vs Sindh |
British |
Battle of Aliwal |
1845 |
British Vs Sikh |
British |
Battle of Chillianwala |
1849 |
British Vs Sikh |
British |
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