Moldavian campaign in Poland
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| Moldavian campaign in Poland | |||||||
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| Part of the Moldavian campaign (1497–1499) and Polish–Ottoman War (1485–1503) | |||||||
 The death of the Franciscans at the hands of Stephen III's soldiers in 1498 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Moldavia Ottoman Empire Crimean Khanate |
 Kingdom of Poland | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 Stephen III |
John I Albert Stanisław Chodecki | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 40,000[1] | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown |
Many killed 100,000 enslaved[2][3] | ||||||
The Moldavian campaign in Poland[4] was a retaliatory invasion launched by Moldavian Voivode Stephen the Great with support of the Ottoman Empire and Crimean Khanate against the Kingdom of Poland. It took place from June to July 1498, resulting in Moldavian victory and devastation of the southeastern Polish lands.[3][4][5]
After an unsuccessful Polish invasion of Moldavia and their defeat at the Battle of Cosmin Forest in 1497, Stephen the Great sought to take revenge by launching his own campaign into the lands of the Kingdom of Poland.[4] The invasion force numbered 40,000 troops.[1] Ottoman Turks and Crimean Tatars were also to take part in the campaign.[3][6]