Timeline of Modern Era

• 1757 - Battle of Plassey: The British defeat Siraj-ud-daulah
• 1760 - Battle of Wandiwash: The British defeat the French
• 1761 - Third battle of Panipat
• 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
• 1772 - Warren Hastings appointed as Governor of Bengal
• 1773 - The Regulating Act passed by the British Parliament
• 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
• 1799 - Fourth Mysore War: The British defeat Tipu
• 1802- Treaty of Bassein
• 1803-1805 - The Second Anglo-Maratha war
• 1814-1816 - The Anglo-Gurkha war
• 1817-1818 - The Pindari war
• 1824-1826 - The First Burmese war
• 1829 - Prohibition of Sati
• 1831 - Mysore administration taken over by East India Company
• 1833 - Renewal of Company's Charter
• 1833 - Abolition of Slavery throughout the British Empire
• 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
• 1852 - Second Anglo-Burmese war
• 1853 - Railway & Telegraph line introduced
• 1857 - First War of Indian Independence: The Sepoy Mutiny
• 1857 - Jhansi Ki Rani Laxmibai - Freedom struggle in 1857
• 1858 - British Crown takes over the Indian Government
• 1877 - The Queen of England proclaimed Empress of India
• 1878 - Vernacular Press Act
• 1881 - Factory Act
• 1885 - First meeting of the Indian National Congress
• 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
• 1911 - 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, Foundation of Women's University at Poona
• 1919 - Rowlatt Act evokes protests, Jalianwalla Bagh massacre
• 1920 - The Khilafat Movement started, Non-co-operation Movement
• 1921 - Moplah (Muslim) rebellion in Malabar; Census of India
• 1922 - Civil Disobedience Movement, Chauri-Chaura violence
• 1925 - Reforms Enquiry committee Report
• 1927 - Indian Navy Act; Simon Commission Appointed
• 1928 - Simon Commission comes to India: Boycott by all parties
• 1929 - Lord Irwin promises Dominion Status for India; Trade Union split
• 1930 - Salt Satyagraha, First Round Table Conference
• 1931 - Second Round Table Conference; Irwin-Gandhi Pact
• 1932 - Third Round Table Conference, Poona Pact
• 1934 - Civil Disobedience Movement called off; Bihar Earthquake
• 1937 - Inauguration of Provincial Autonomy
• 1939 - Political deadlock in India as Congress ministries resign
• 1942 - Cripp's Mission
• 1942 - Quit India Movement
• 1942 - Indian National Army
• 1944 - Gandhi-Jinnah Talks break down on Pakistan issue
• 1945  -  Wavell Plan/Simla Conference
• 1946 - The Indian Navy Mutiny
• 1946 - The Cabinet Mission
• 1946 - Formation of Interim Government
• 3 June 1947 - Lord Mountbatten's plan for partition of India
• 15 Aug 1947 - Partition of India and Independence