battle, medieval

Battle of Buzău

Name: Battle of Buzău
Location: Buzău, Romania

Battle of Buzău was a battle fought in 1462 at Buzău, in what is now Romania. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Buzău. It was part of the Ottoman–Wallachian wars, which ran from 1442 to 1476. The recorded result: Ottoman victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against 7,000.

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Fought1462

WhereBuzău, Romania45.152N, 26.817E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeOttoman victory

BelligerentsOttoman EmpireagainstWallachia

Casualties and lossesUnknownand5,300 killed; 1,000 captured

Part ofOttoman–Wallachian wars1442 to 1476

Where it sits in the Ottoman–Wallachian wars

4 placed engagements of the Ottoman–Wallachian wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	1462 (year precision)
Place	Buzău, Romania 45.152N, 26.817E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Strength	Unknown	7,000
Casualties and losses	Unknown	5,300 killed; 1,000 captured
Commanders	Mehmed II Mahmud Pasha Angelović Ali Bey Evrenosoğlu Mihaloğlu Ali Bey Mihaloğlu İskender Pasha Turahanoğlu Ömer Bey	Vlad the Impaler

Placed at Buzău; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Rymnik 1789, 33 km NE
Battle of Focșani 1789, 67 km NE
Operation Tidal Wave 1943, 67 km W
Battle of Mărășești 1917, 85 km N
Battle of Finta 1653, 89 km SW

In the same war

Before: Lower Danube Campaign 1445
After: Battle of Turnu 1462
All 4 engagements of Ottoman–Wallachian wars

Elsewhere in 1462

Battle of Świecino Poland
Eighth siege of Gibraltar United Kingdom
Battle of Seckenheim Germany
Siege of Barcelona Spain
Battle of Piltown Ireland

Battle of Buzău is one of 743 engagements of the 15th century in the atlas and one of 135 in present-day Romania.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q138303833, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Buzău, revision 1370435674, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.