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The Moldavian campaign or the Polish–Ottoman War of 1497–1499 was an unsuccessful war against the Moldavians, supported by the Turks, led by John Albert of Poland who set out with an army of 80,000 men with the objectives of deposing Stephen the Great of Moldavia and replacing him with Sigismund Jagiellon, reconquering the fortresses on the northern Black Sea coast and taking control of ...
- 1497–1499
Sep 17, 2022 · Stephen III of Moldavia attacked Wallachia, an Ottoman vassal, and refused to pay the annual tribute. An Ottoman army was defeated and Mehmed led a personal campaign against Moldavia. He defeated the Moldavians in the Battle of Valea Alba, after that they accepted to pay the tribute and the peace was restored.
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The Battle of Vaslui (also referred to as the Battle of Podul Înalt or the Battle of Racova) was fought on 10 January 1475, between Stephen III of Moldavia and the Ottoman governor of Rumelia, Hadım Suleiman Pasha. The battle took place at Podul Înalt ("the High Bridge"), near the town of Vaslui, in Moldavia (now part of eastern Romania ).
- 10 January 1475
- Moldavian victory
Mehmed II personally commanded a new invasion against Moldavia in the summer of 1476. [better source needed] This force included 12,000 Wallachians under Laiotă, and a retinue of Moldavians under a certain Alexandru, who claimed to be Stephen's brother.
- Maria Oltea
- Bogdan II of Moldavia
- 1457–1504
- Bogdan III
Oct 26, 2022 · Mehmed II personally leads an army against Moldavia. With Wallachian support, the Ottomans defeat Stephen III at the Battle of Valea Albă on 26 July. The Ottoman campaign in Moldavia then falters, and the next month they begin to withdraw. Vlad III joins with Stefan Bathory in pursuit of the Ottomans, and this army then continues into Wallachia.
Alexander Bely remembers the events of October 26th, 1497. This battle was the last great victory won by the Moldavian Prince Stefan III the Great, who skilfully defended his small principality encircled by three great powers of the time - Hungary, the Ottoman Empire and Poland, for almost half a century (1457-1504). The main purpose of Polish ...
Stephen the Great. Stephen the Great, d.1504, prince of Moldavia (1457–1504). A great military and political leader, Stephen consolidated princely authority, furthered economic prosperity, and reorganized the army, thus creating a powerful Moldavian state that hindered the Ottoman advance. Although helped to the throne by Vlad IV (Vlad the ...
