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Battle of Finta

Battle of Finta was a battle fought on 27 May 1653 at Finta, in what is now Romania. It was part of the Moldavian campaign of Tymofiy Khmelnytsky. The recorded result: Wallachian victory. Recorded strength: 20–30,000 Wallachians, 5,000 allies against 4,000 Moldavians,; 15,000 Cossacks,; 2,000 Tatars,; 100 Germans.

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Battle of Finta
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Fought27 May 1653
WhereFinta, Romania44.798N, 25.799E
OutcomeWallachian victory
BelligerentsWallachia; 22px Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth; Seimeni Serb mercenaries; Hungarian mercenariesagainstMoldavia; Cossack Hetmanate; border|20px Tatars; German and Austrian mercenaries
Part ofMoldavian campaign of Tymofiy Khmelnytsky

Record

Date27 May 1653
PlaceFinta, Romania
44.798N, 25.799E
KindBattle, early modern
Strength20–30,000 Wallachians, 5,000 allies4,000 Moldavians,; 15,000 Cossacks,; 2,000 Tatars,; 100 Germans
Casualties and losses1,000 Wallachians, 200 Poles and Lithuanians, 100 Serbs, 80 Hungarians3,000 Moldavians, 7,000 Cossacks, 1,000 Tatars, all Germans and Austrians killed, the rest captured
Commanders
  • Matei Basarab
  • Gheorghe Ștefan
  • Diicul Buicescul
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Battle of Finta is one of 1,553 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 135 in present-day Romania.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2576318, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Finta, revision 1370110263, 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.