18 June in Hindu history
18 June 157618 June 1858
Battle of Haldighati
Maharana Pratap meets the Mughal army under Raja Man Singh in the pass of Haldighati. Hakim Khan Sur and the Bhil archers of Rana Punja fight beside him; the wounded Chetak carries the Maharana to safety, and Mewar fights on from the hills.
Rani Lakshmibai falls at Gwalior
Fighting in cavalry dress near Kotah-ki-Serai outside Gwalior, the Rani of Jhansi is killed. Her opponent Hugh Rose called her the bravest and best military leader of the rebels.
18 June 2022
Flag restored atop Pavagadh Kalika temple
The rebuilt shikhar of the Mahakali temple on Pavagadh hill in Gujarat is crowned with a flag again; the shikhar had stood without one since it was broken under Mahmud Begada about five centuries earlier.