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Important Battles in Indian History 2

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This is the third post in the category Indian History. This post is a continuation of the first post that you can access here. In this post, I shall list a few more important battles for quick memorization. This list can be used to revise the day before Govt. job exams like SSC CGL, IBPS, UPSC etc.


Date Name of the battle Parties Involved
1760Battle of WandiwashThe English vs the French
1761 Third Battle of PanipatThe Marathas vs Ahmad Shah Abdali
1764 Battle of Buxar The English vs Mir Kasim, the Nawab of Bengal and Nawab Shuja-ud-daulah of Awadh
1767-1769 First Mysore War. The Sultanate of Mysore vs The East India Company
1774 The Rohilla War  Rohillas vs the Nawab of Awadh
1775-1782 First Maratha War The Marathas vs the East India Company
1780-1784 Second Mysore War Kingdom of Mysore vs The East India Company
1790-1792 Third Mysore War Kingdom of Mysore vs The East India Company
1798-1799 Fourth Mysore WarKingdom of Mysore vs The East India Company
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