Moldavian–Ottoman Wars
Moldavian–Ottoman Wars | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Moldavia Transylvania | Ottoman Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Stefan the Great, and John III the Terrible |
Bayazid II Hadım Suleiman Pasha | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Varied greatly during the centuries ~20,000 active men[1] – 60,000[2] |
Varied greatly during the centuries Capable of raising more than 100,000 men | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown | Unknown |
The first conflict between
Chilia
. The attack was unsuccessful.
In 1439, King Sigismund of Hungary argued with King Wladislaw of Poland about dividing Moldavia between their two countries. Sigismund complained that the Moldavians refused to aid him in his expeditions against the Turks, but King Wladyslaw argued that the Moldavians couldn't aid Sigismund with troops because they aided him, instead, and Sigismund had to give up on his claims.[3]
In 1444, Moldavia sent troops that joined King
Władysław III of Varna at the Battle of Varna. The Turks had camels with them and in case of defeat, they would spill gold and silver coins on the ground in order to slacken the enemy. The Moldavians went after the camels for the money.[4]
Between 1451 and 1457, Moldavia was in civil turmoil and under
vassalage
for the Porte in 1512, but conflicts continued to rage until the 19th century, giving the country brief periods of independence.
Footnotes
- ISBN 9780756613600. The Hungarians, |with Vlad the Impaler had some 30,000 men whilst at Mohacs there was roughly 20,000 men
- ^ The Royal army for Mohacs had an initial strength of 60,000 before disease and desertion decimated it
- ^ The Annals of Jan Długosz, p. 449
- ^ The Annals of Jan Długosz, p. 496
References
- ISBN 1-901019-00-4