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Ever since times immemorial wars have led to death and destruction and changed the course of history. From Alexander the Great to the Indo-Pakistani conflicts, India witnessed some of the fiercest battles which left a mark in history. These include:
| Name of the Battle | Year | Importance |
| 1st battle of Tarain | 1191 | Prithviraj Chauhan defeated Mohammed Ghori |
| 2nd battle of Tarain | 1192 | Mohammad Ghori defeated Prithviraj Chauhan |
| 1st battle of Panipat | 1526 | Babar defeated Ibrahim Lodi |
| Battle of Khanwa | 1527 | Babur defeated Rana Sunga strengthening his foothold in India. |
| Battle of Ghaghra | 1529 | Babur defeated Mahmud Lodi and Sultan Nusrat Shah establishing Mughal rule in India. |
| Battle of Chausa | 1539 | Sher Shah defeated Humayun ending the Mughal rule in India. |
| Battle of Kanauj or Billgram | 1540 | Sher Shah defeated Humayun for the second time. |
| 2nd battle of Panipat | 1556 | Akbar defeated Hemu |
| Battle of Talikota | 1565 | Deccan Sultanates defeated the glorious Vijayanagar empire |
| Battle of Haldighati | 1576 | Raja Man Singh of Mughal Army and Rana Pratap of Mewar |
| Battle of Plassey | 1757 | British defeated Siraj-ud-duala with the help of Mir Zafar. This battle laid the foundation of British empire in India. |
| 3rd battle of Panipat | 1761 | Ahmed Shah Abdali defeated the Marathas |
| Battle of Wandiwash | 1760 | British decisively defeated the French in India. The Seven years war (1756 – 1763) between the British and the French in Europe ran parallel to this war. 3 Carnatic wars were fought between the British and the French and this battle was a part of the 3rd Carnatic War. |
| Battle of Buxar | 1764 | British defeated the combined forces of Mir Qasim, Shuja-ud-duala (Nawab of Oudh) and Shah Alam II(Mughal emperor). This completed the work began by the battle of Plassey. |
| Battle of Samugarh | 1658 | Aurangzeb defeated Dara Shikoh. |
| Battle of Karnal | 1739 | Nadir Shah defeated |
(To be continued)
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