Thursday, 9 March 2017

Short notes on important battles and wars in India PART-2

Third Battle of Panipat 1761-Ahmed Shah Abdali defeated Marathas. It gave a terrible blow to the Maratha power. It made the field clear for the English.

Battle of Khanwah 1527-Babar defeated Rana Sanga of Mewar. This battle resulted in the defeat of the powerful Rajput confederacy.

Battle of Talikota 1564- 65-United alliance between Bijapur, Bidar, Ahmednagar and Golkonda under Hussain Nizam Shah defeated Ram Raja of Vijayanagar. It destroyed the Hindu Kingdom of Vijayanagar.

Battle of Haldighati 1576-Akbar's forces headed by Raja Man Singh defeated Rana Pratap, the brave Rajput king. Though defeated, Rana Pratap refused to accept Mughal authority and carried on warfare till his death.

Battle of Plassey 1757- The English under Lord Clive defeated Siraj-ud-Daulah. It brought Muslim Rule in Benga to an end and laid foundations of the British Rule in India.

Battle of Wandiwash 1760-The English defeated the French. The battle sealed the fate of the French in India and paved the way for English rule in India.

Battle of Buxar 1764- Fought in 1764 between the forces of the English and the combined forces of Mir Qasim, Shuja-ud-Daulah (Nawab of Oudh) and the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam. The English victory at Buxar finally riveted the shackles of the Company's rule upon Bengal.

First Mysore War (1767- 68)-In 1768, Haider All was defeated by the English relinquishing all his rights over Mysore in favour of the English.

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