List of Polish–Ottoman wars

Poland (Kingdom of Poland and Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth) and the Ottoman Empire have been in many armed conflicts against one another. This includes Polish or Ottoman intervention in wars such as the Hungarian–Ottoman War (1437–1442) or the Battle of Verbia.

Note that this list doesn't only contain wars, but armed conflicts as a whole. Therefore, single battles or raids are allowed to be on here.

Polish or Polish–Lithuanian victory

Ottoman victory

Another result (Result unknown or indecisive, Status quo ante bellum, treaty or peace without a clear result)

Year	Conflict	Polish side	Ottoman side	Result
1375–1377	Hungarian–Ottoman War^[1] Part of the Hungarian–Ottoman Wars Location: Balkans, Kingdom of Hungary	Kingdom of Hungary Kingdom of Poland	Ottoman Empire Bulgarian Empire Wallachia	Polish–Hungarian victory^[2] Great financial losses to Hungarian treasury^[3]
1415–1419	Hungarian–Ottoman War^[4] Part of the Hungarian–Ottoman Wars Location: Doboj, Nikopol, Balkans, Kingdom of Hungary, Kingdom of Bosnia	Kingdom of Hungary Kingdom of Poland Grand Duchy of Lithuania	Ottoman Empire Wallachia Kingdom of Bosnia Serbian Despotate	Indecisive Ottoman Empire consolidates position of Turkish control in the Kingdom of Bosnia^[5] Kingdom of Hungary reconquers Banate of Severin^[6]
1475	Battle of Vaslui^[7] Part of the Moldavian–Ottoman Wars and Hungarian–Ottoman Wars Location: Near Vaslui	Moldavia Kingdom of Poland Kingdom of Hungary	Ottoman Empire	Moldavian–allied victory^[8]
1485–1503	Polish–Ottoman War^[9] Location: Wild Fields, Moldavia, Southern Kingdom of Poland and Grand Duchy of Lithuania Battles: Campaign–box: Polish–Ottoman War (1485–1503)	Kingdom of Poland Duchy of Masovia Teutonic Order Grand Duchy of Lithuania	Ottoman Empire Crimean Khanate Moldavia	Ottoman–led victory^[10]^[11] Moldavia gains Pokuttia^[11]
1502–1510	Moldavian–Polish War^[12] Part of the Moldavian–Polish Wars Location: Pokuttia, Moldavia, Kingdom of Poland	Kingdom of Poland	Moldavia Ottoman Empire	Polish victory^[12]^[13] Bogdan III the One-Eyed relinquishes his claim to Pokuttia and his marriage plans with Elizabeth Jagiellon^[14]
1524	Turko–Tatar raid on Poland^[15]^[16]	Kingdom of Poland	Ottoman Empire Crimean Khanate	Polish victory^[17]^[18] Ottomans and Tatars kicked out of Poland^[17]^[18]
1561	Battle of Verbia^[19] Part of the Moldavian Magnate Wars Location: Verbia, Dorohoi County, Moldavia	Rebel forces Kingdom of Poland Grand Duchy of Lithuania Holy Roman Empire Knights Hospitaller Zaporizhian Sich	Moldavia Ottoman Empire Wallachia	Rebel victory^[20] Rebels gain control over most of Moldavia^[20]

Year	Conflict	Polish side	Ottoman side	Result
1593–1606	Long Turkish War^[21] Part of the Ottoman–Habsburg Wars Location: Hungary, Wallachia, Balkans Battles: Campaign–box: Long Turkish War	Habsburg Monarchy Kingdom of Hungary Kingdom of Croatia Grand Duchy of Tuscany Knights of St. Stephen Principality of Transylvania Wallachia Moldavia France Spain Duchy of Ferrara Zaporozhian Cossacks Serbian hajduks Papal States Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth	Ottoman Empire Crimean Khanate	Inconclusive^[22] Peace of Zsitvatorok (1606)^[22]
1595	Jan Zamoyski's expedition to Moldavia^[23] Part of the Moldavian Magnate Wars Location: Iași, Țuțora, Moldavia Battles: Battle of Cecora Battle of Suceava	Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth	Ottoman Empire Moldavia Crimean Khanate	Polish–Lithuanian victory^[24] Moldavia becomes Polish vassal^[25]
1607	Stefan Potocki's expedition to Moldavia^[26]^[27]	Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth	Moldavia Crimean Khanate	Polish victory^[26]^[27] Mihail Movilă overthrown in favour of Constantin Movilă^[26]
1612	Battle of Cornul lui Sas^[28]^[29] Part of the Moldavian Magnate Wars Location: Popricani, Iași County	Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Moldavian opposition	Ottoman Empire Moldavia Crimean Khanate	Moldavian–allied victory^[28]^[29]
1615–1616	Samuel Korecki's expedition to Moldavia^[30] Part of the Moldavian–Polish Wars Location: Iași, Țuțora, Moldavia	Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Moldavian opposition	Ottoman Empire Moldavia Crimean Khanate Wallachia	Moldavian–Ottoman–Tatar victory^[31] Samuel Korecki imprisoned^[31]
1620–1621	Polish–Ottoman War^[32] Location: Moldavia and Bukovina Battles: Battle of Cecora Battle of Khotyn	Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Registered Cossacks Moldavia	Ottoman Empire Crimean Khanate Transylvania	Inconclusive Treaty of Khotyn (1621)^[33]
1633–1634	Polish–Ottoman War^[34] Location: Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth	Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth	Ottoman Empire Moldavia Budjak Horde	Indecisive^[35]^[a] Status quo ante bellum^[37]
1666–1671	Polish–Cossack–Tatar War^[38] Part of the Russo-Polish War (1654–1667) Location: Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Cossack Hetmanate, Crimean Khanate Return of the Victorious by Józef Brandt, 19th century	Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth	Cossack Hetmanate Crimean Khanate Ottoman Janissaries	Polish–Lithuanian victory Start of the next Polish–Ottoman War^[39]
1672–1676	Polish–Ottoman War^[40] Location: Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Battles: Campaign–box: Polish–Ottoman War (1672–1676)	Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Wallachia (1673) Supporters of Khanenko	Ottoman Empire Crimean Khanate Supporters of Doroshenko	Disputed^[b] Treaty of Buchach: Ottoman Empire gains Podolia and parts of Central Ukraine^[41] Treaty of Żurawno: Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth regains Bila Tserkva and Pavoloch^[42]
1683–1699	Polish–Ottoman War^[43] Part of the Great Turkish War Location: Austria, Crimea, Hungary, Moldavia, Serbia, Ukraine Battles: Battle of Vienna Battle of Párkány Battle of Chițcani Battle of Reni Siege of Kamenets Battle of Hodów Battle of Ustechko Battle of Podhajce	Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Zaporozhian Cossacks Holy Roman Empire Tsardom of Russia (1686–1699)	Ottoman Empire Crimean Khanate Principality of Upper Hungary (until 1865) Transylvania Hungarian Kuruc Resistance	Holy League victory^[44] Treaty of Karlowitz^[44] Ottoman Empire returns Podolia and the south of Right-bank Ukraine to the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth^[45] Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth returns Khotyn, Câmpulung, Soroca, Suceava and Neamț (all taken during the war) to Moldavia^[45]

List of Polish–Ottoman wars

Kingdom of Poland against the Ottoman Empire (1375–1561)

Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth against the Ottoman Empire (1593–1699)

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