Moldavian–Polish War (1502–1510)

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Moldavian–Polish War (1502-1510)
Part of Polish-Moldavian Wars
Polish–Ottoman Wars

The Khotyn Fortress
Date1502-22 January 1510
Location
Pokuttia, Moldavia, Kingdom of Poland
Result Polish victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Poland Moldavia
Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Alexander Jagiellon
Mikołaj Kamieniecki
 Stephen the Great
Bogdan III the One-Eyed
Copaciu
Strength
1509: 20,000 Unknown

The Moldavian–Polish War of 1502–1510 was a conflict between the Kingdom of Poland and Moldavia and the Ottoman Empire supporting it. The war ended with a Polish victory under the Treaty of Kamieniec Podolski on January 22, 1510, in which Bogdan III the One-Eyed relinquished his claim to Pokuttia and his marriage plans to Elizabeth Jagiellon, and returned the marriage contract.

War

Bogdan III the One-Eyed

The war was started by

enlisted troops) under the command of Hetman Kamieniecki, recaptured Pokuttia and entered Moldavia with the intention of seizing its capital Suceava. After a three-week unsuccessful siege, they began a retreat, bypassing Bukovina from the east. While crossing the Dniester near Khotyn, the Moldavians led by Copaciu decided to engage in a battle.[1][3][2]

Hetman Mikołaj Kamieniecki

Battle of Khotyn (1509)

When part of the Levée en masse crossed the river, enlisted troops began to prepare for the crossing. At this point, the Moldavian army attacked with the support of Ottoman troops. The attack was conducted from the northwest, from the side of the Khotyn Fortress, down a steep slope. Despite this, the attacked Poles did not succumb to panic and quickly set up for battle. During the battle, the Polish mounted cavalry disengaged imperceptibly, went around the hill from which the Moldavians were attacking from the west and hit them from behind.[1] This caused a retreat of their troops, turned into a flight. During the chase, many of the hospodar's dignitaries were taken prisoner. Fifty of them were beheaded.[3]

Aftermath

On January 22, 1510, a peace treaty was signed in Kamieniec Podolski, in which Bogdan definitively relinquished his claim to Pokuttia and his marriage plans with Elizabeth Jagiellon, and returned the marriage contract.

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References

  1. ^ a b c Zdzisław Spieralski (1967). Awantury mołdawskie. Warszawa: Wiedza Powszechna. p. 64-71.
  2. ^ a b Marcin Bielski (1856). Kronika polska. Vol. 3, Księga 6 wraz z kontynuacją. Sanok. p. 952-954.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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