Era study path
Modern India
Modern · 1757–1947 CE. Follow the battles chronologically and compare how military outcomes changed political power.
40 battles on this desk
Battle of Plassey1757 CE · Palashi, West Bengal · Company victoryBattle of Bedara1759 CE · Biderra near Chinsurah, West Bengal · English victoryBattle of Wandiwash1760 CE · Vandavasi, Tamil Nadu · British victoryBattle of Udgir1760 CE · Udgir, Maharashtra · Maratha victoryThird Battle of Panipat1761 CE · Panipat, Haryana · Durrani coalition victoryBattle of Rakshasbhuvan1763 CE · Rakshasbhuvan, Maharashtra · Maratha victoryBattle of Buxar1764 CE · Buxar, Bihar · Company victoryBattle of Wadgaon1779 CE · Wadgaon, Maharashtra · Maratha victory and Convention of WadgaonBattle of Pollilur1780 CE · Pollilur, Tamil Nadu · Mysore victoryBattle of Porto Novo1781 CE · Parangipettai, Tamil Nadu · Company victoryBattle of Sholinghur1781 CE · Sholinghur, Tamil Nadu · Company victorySiege of Seringapatam (1792)1792 CE · Srirangapatna, Karnataka · Allied victory followed by the Treaty of SeringapatamBattle of Kharda1795 CE · Kharda, Maharashtra · Maratha victorySiege of Seringapatam1799 CE · Srirangapatna, Karnataka · Allied victory; Tipu Sultan killedBattle of Assaye1803 CE · Assaye, Maharashtra · Company victoryBattle of Laswari1803 CE · Laswari, Rajasthan · Company victoryBattle of Delhi (1803)1803 CE · Delhi · Company victory and occupation of DelhiBattle of Argaon1803 CE · Argaon, Maharashtra · Company victoryBattle of Deeg1804 CE · Deeg, Rajasthan · Company victorySiege of Bharatpur (1805)1805 CE · Bharatpur, Rajasthan · Company siege failedBattle of Nalapani1814 CE · Nalapani near Dehradun, Uttarakhand · British tactical success after determined Gorkha resistanceBattle of Khadki1817 CE · Khadki, Pune, Maharashtra · Company victoryBattle of Sitabuldi1817 CE · Nagpur, Maharashtra · Company victoryBattle of Mahidpur1817 CE · Mahidpur, Madhya Pradesh · Decisive Company victoryBattle of Koregaon1818 CE · Koregaon Bhima, Maharashtra · Inconclusive engagement with strategic Company significanceBattle of Ashti1818 CE · Ashti, Maharashtra · Company victoryBattle of Miani1843 CE · Miani, Sindh · Company victoryBattle of Maharajpur1843 CE · Maharajpur near Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh · Company victoryBattle of Mudki1845 CE · Mudki, Punjab · Company victoryBattle of Ferozeshah1845 CE · Ferozeshah, Punjab · Costly Company victoryBattle of Sobraon1846 CE · Sobraon, Punjab · Decisive Company victoryBattle of Aliwal1846 CE · Aliwal, Punjab · Company victoryBattle of Ramnagar1848 CE · Ramnagar, Punjab · Inconclusive engagementBattle of Chillianwala1849 CE · Chillianwala, Punjab · Inconclusive and costly engagementBattle of Gujrat1849 CE · Gujrat, Punjab · Decisive Company victorySiege of Multan1849 CE · Multan, Punjab · Company capture of MultanSiege of Delhi (1857)1857 CE · Delhi · British recapture of DelhiSiege of Cawnpore1857 CE · Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh · Rebel capture followed by later British recaptureSiege and Relief of Lucknow1857 CE · Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · Relief and evacuation; Lucknow fully recaptured in 1858Battle of Gwalior1858 CE · Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh · British recapture of Gwalior