Moldavian-Ottoman Wars

Moldavian–Ottoman Wars
Date 1473-1479 and 1484-1486 Location Wallachia, Moldova and Transylvania, present-day Romania & Moldova Result Moldavia becomes an Ottoman vassal for almost four centuries.
Belligerents
Moldavia Wallachia Transylvania	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Voivode of Moldavia most notably Alexander the good, Bogdan II, Stefan the Great, and John III the Terrible as well as Michael the Brave Voivode of Wallachia most notably Mircea the Elder, Vlad the Impaler and Michael the Brave	Ottoman Sultan, Hadım Suleiman Pasha
Strength
Varied greatly during the centuries ~20,000 active men - 60,000	Varied greatly during the centuries Capable of raising more than 100,000 men
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

Voivode of Moldavia most notably Alexander the good, Bogdan II, Stefan the Great, and John III the Terrible as well as Michael the Brave

Varied greatly during the centuries

Varied greatly during the centuries

The first conflict between Moldavia and the Ottoman Empire for which there is a historical account occurred during the reign of Alexandru cel Bun, in 1420, when the Ottomans tried to capture 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.

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.

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