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                     Name of

                    the Battle        Year                       Importance

                     Battle of        1757 British defeated Siraj-ud-duala with

                      Plassey                     the help of Mir Zafar. This battle
                                                     laid the foundation of British

                                                               empire in India.

                     Battle of        1760          British decisively defeated the

                   Wandiwash                      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        1764          British defeated the combined

                       Buxar                               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        1658        Aurangzeb defeated Dara Shikoh.

                    Samugarh

                     Battle of        1739           Nadir Shah defeated Mughal
                       Karnal                         Emperor Muhammad Shah
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