Important Battles – Meghalaya PCS Free Notes

1744-48	First Anglo-French Carinatic war. Madras returned to British by the treaty of Aix-la-
	Chappalle. In battle of St. Thome, a small French Army defeated Nawab Anwar-ud-
	din’s large one.
1748-54	Second Anglo French Carinatic war. The French sided with Muzaffar Jang (grandson of
	Asaf Jah) & Chanda Sahib (in Carinatic) while the Enlish supported the claims of Nasir
	Jang (son of late Nizam, Asaf Jah) & Anwar-ud-din (Carinatic) Initially the French
	under Dupleix had success (& stationed officer Bussy at Hyderabad) but later the
	English got hold. Treaty of Pondicherry signed.
1757-63	Third Anglo French Carinatic war. French captured Fort St. David. Lally did the
	mistake of recalling Bussy from Hyderabad. Later the French were badly routed at
	Wandiwash by the British under Sir Eyre Coote.
1757	Battle of Plassey. British under clive & treacher Mir Jaffar routed Siraj-ud-daula. Mir
	Jafar was made Bengal but later replaced by his son-in-law Mir Kasim. He revolted &
	was again replaced by Mir Jafar.
1760	Battle of Wandiwash. French decisively defeated
1761	Third Battle of Panipat. Marathas defeated by Ahmad Shah Abdali
1764	Battle of Buxar. Mir Kasim, Shuja-ud-daula & Shah Alam II defeated by Major Munro.
	Treaty of Allahabad signed which gave the diwani of Bengal, Bihar, Orissa & Bihar to
	the Enlish & trading rights in Awadh. Shah Alam on pension of 26 laksh/annum.
1767-69	I Anglo Mysore war. Both the British & Haider Ali returned each others territories The
	britisheres committed to help Haider against a third party invasion
1775-82	First Anglo Maratha war. The British army was defeated. The humiliating convention
	of Wadgaon was concluded in which the company was required to give up all the
	advantages of Treaty of Purandhar. Peace was at last restored by treaty of Salbai signed
	between Warren Hastings & Mahdji Scindia whereby salsette & Bassein were given to
	the British.
1780-84	II Anglo Mysore War. In 1782 Haider Ali passed away due to illness leaving the
	struggle to Tipu. War concluded by treaty of Mangalore
1790-92	III Anglo Mysore war. Tipu signed the treaty of Seringapattam
1799	IV Anglo Mysore war. When the subsidiary alliance was offered to Tipu Sultan he
	flatly refused & hence the war happened in which the Marathas & the Nizam helped the
	Britishers. Tipu died fighting the war.
1803-1805	Second Anglo Maratha war. Marathas defeated.
1814-16	Anglo Nepal war. War came to an end by treaty of Sagauli
1817-19	Third Anglo Maratha war. Marathas decisively defeated
1823-26	First Anglo Burmese war. Buremese defeated & conducted Treaty of Yandahboo
1839-42	First Anglo Afghan war. The Britishers were defeated.
1845-46	First Anglo-Sikh war. Sikhs defeated & Treaty of Lahore conducted
1848-49	Second Anglo Sikh war. Sikhs defeated & Punjab annexed to British. Maharaja Dalip
	Singh given an annual pension of 50,000 pounds & sent to England for higher studies
	& later converted to Christianity. The Kohinoor was gifted to Queen Victoria.
1852	Second Anglo Burmese war. English successful
1878-80	Second Anglo Afghan war. English suffered losses.
1885-87	Third Anglo Burmese war. English annexed Burma
1919-21	Third Anglo Afghan war. English though victorious did not benefit from the war.

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