1757 -- 1947 Major Wars and Protests during the "Raj"

1757

Battle of Plassey: The British defeat Siraj-ud-daulah

1760

Battle of Wandiwash: The British defeat the French

1761

Third battle of Panipat: Ahmed Shah Abdali defeats the Marathas; Accession of Madhava
Rao Peshwa; Rise of Hyder Ali

1764

Battle of Buxar: The British defeat Mir Kasim

1765

The British get Diwani Rights in Bengal, Bihar and Orissa

1767-1769

First Mysore War: The British conclude a humiliating peace pact with Hyder Ali

1772

Death of Madhava Rao Peshwa; Warren Hastings appointed as Governor of Bengal

1773

The Regulating Act passed by the British Parliament

1774

Warren Hastings appointed as Governor-General

1775-1782

The First Anglo-Maratha war

1780-1784

Second Mysore War : The British defeat Hyder Ali

1784

Pitt's India Act

1790-1792

Third Mysore War between the British and Tipu

1793

Permanent Settlement of Bengal

1794

Death of Mahadaji Sindhia

1799

Fourth Mysore War: The British defeat Tipu; Death of Tipu; Partition of Mysore

1802

Treaty of Bassein

1803-1805

The Second Anglo-Maratha war: The British defeat the Marathas at Assaye: Treaty of
Amritsar Note by EAB: Robert Roberts arrives in India

1814-1816

The Anglo-Gurkha war

1817-1818

The Pindari war

1817-1819

The last Anglo-Maratha war: Marathas finally crushed by the British Note by EAB:
Robert Roberts dies during these wars. Thomas Blanchette arrives in India.

1824-1826

The First Burmese war

1829

Prohibition of Sati
1829-1837

Suppression of Thuggee Note by EAB: Thomas Blanchette1 retires from active duty

1831

Raja of Mysore deposed and its administration taken over by East India Company

1833

Renewal of Company's Charter; Abolition of company's trading rights

1835

Education Resolution

1838

Tripartite treaty between Shah Shuja, Ranjit Singh and the British

1839-1842

First Afghan war

1843

Gwalior war

1845-1846

First Anglo-Sikh war

1848

Lord Dalhousie becomes the Governor-General

1848-1849

Second Anglo-Sikh war : (Rise of Sikh Power) British annex Punjab as Sikhs are defeated

1852

Second Anglo-Burmese war

1853

Railway opened from Bombay to Thane; Telegraph line from Calcutta to Agra

1857
 First War of Indian Independence: The Sepoy Mutiny

1858

British Crown takes over the Indian Government

1861

Indian Councils Act; Indian High Courts Act; Introduction of the Penal Code Note by EAB
Thomas Blanchette1 dies

1868

Punjab Tenancy Act; Railway opened from Ambala to Delhi

1874

The Bihar Famine

1877

Delhi Durbar: The Queen of England proclaimed Empress of India

1878

Vernacular Press Act

1881

Factory Act; Rendition of Mysore

1885

First meeting of the Indian National Congress; Bengal Tenancy Act

1891

Indian Factory Act

1892

Indian Councils Act to regulate Indian administration

1897

Plague in Bombay; Famine Commission

1899

Lord Curzon becomes Governor-General and Viceroy

1905

The First Partition of Bengal

1906

Formation of Muslim League; Congress declaration regarding Swaraj

1908

Newspaper Act

1911

Delhi Durbar; Partition of Bengal modified to create the Presidency of Bengal

1912

The Imperial capital shifted from Calcutta to Delhi

1913

Educational Resolution of the Government of India

1915

Defence of India Act

1916

Home Rule League founded; Foundation of Women's University at Poona

1919

Rowlatt Act evokes protests; Jalianwalla Bagh massacre; The Montague-Chelmsford Reforms
offer limited autonomy

1920

The Khilafat Movement started; Mahatma Gandhi leads the Congress; Non-co-operation
Movement

1921

Moplah (Muslim) rebellion in Malabar; Census of India

1922

Civil Disobedience Movement; Chauri-Chaura violence leads to Gandhi suspending movement

1923

Swarajists in Indian Councils; Certification of Salt Tax; Hindu-Muslim riots

1925

Reforms Enquiry committee Report

1926

Royal Commission on Agriculture; Factories Act

1927

Indian Navy Act; Simon Commission Appointed

1928

Simon Commission comes to India: Boycott by all parties; All Parties Conference

1929

Lord Irwin promises Dominion Status for India; Trade Union split; Jawaharlal Nehru hoists the
National Flag at Lahore

1930

Civil Disobedience movement continues; Salt Satyagraha: Gandhiji's Dandi March; First Round
Table Conference

1931

Second Round Table Conference; Irwin-Gandhi Pact; Census of India

1932

Suppression of the Congress movement; Third Round Table Conference; The Communal Award;
Poona Pact

1933

Publication of White Paper on Indian reforms

1934

Civil Disobedience Movement called off; Bihar Earthquake

1935

Government of India Act

1937

Inauguration of Provincial Autonomy; Congress ministries formed in a majority of Indian

provinces

1939

Political deadlock in India as Congress ministries resign

1942

Cripps Mission to India; Congress adopts Quit India Resolution; Congress leaders arrested;
Subhash Chandra Bose forms Indian National Army

1944

Gandhi-Jinnah Talks break down on Pakistan issue

1945

First trial of the Indian Army men opened

1946

Mutiny in Royal Indian Navy; Cabinet Mission's plan announced; Muslim League decides to
participate in the Interim Government; Interim Government formed; Constituent Assembly's first
meeting

3 June 1947

Announcement of Lord Mountbatten's plan for partition of India

15 Aug 1947

Partition of India and Independence

1757 AD - Battle of Plassey was fought

1761 AD - Third battle of Panipat ended the expansion of Maratha Empire

1766 AD - First Anglo-Mysore War

1777 AD - First Anglo-Maratha War

1779 AD - Battle of Wadgaon

1780 AD - Second Anglo-Mysore War

1789 AD - Third Anglo-Mysore War

1798 AD - Fourth Anglo-Mysore War

1799 AD - Tipu Sultan died, Wodeyar dynasty was restored

1803 AD - Second Anglo-Maratha War

1817 AD - Third Anglo-Maratha War begins

1818 AD - End of the Maratha Empire and British control over most of India

Colonial Era (1818 AD to 1947 AD)

The Colonial Era started with the British taking control over almost all the parts of India and ended with
the freedom of India in 1947. The major events that took place during the Colonial Era are:

1829 AD - Prohibition of Sati

1857 AD - First Indian war of Independence, known as Indian Mutiny

1885 AD - Indian National Congress was formed

1930 AD - Dandi Salt March, Simon Commission, First Round Table Conference

1915 AD - Home Rule League was founded by Annie Besant

1919 AD - Massacre at Jallianwalabagh

1931 AD - Bhagat Singh was hanged by the British, Second Round Table Conference, Gandhi-Irvin Pact

1919 AD - Khilafat Movement, Jalianwala Bagh Massacre, Rowlat Act

1937 AD - Congress won power in many states, World War II broke out

1921 AD - Civil Disobedience Movement

1928 AD - Murder of Lala Lajpat Rai

1942 AD - Quit India Movement, Rise of Subhash Chandra Bose

1922 AD - Quit India Movement suspended after the Chauri-Chura violence

1946 AD - Muslim League adamant about the formation of Pakistan

1947 AD - India gained independence and witnessed partition

Free and Modern India (1947 onwards)

In 1947, India became independent and from that year onwards, started India's struggle to become one
of the leading nations of the world. Today, the country is regarded as one of the fastest growing
economies of the world.