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Battle of Posada

Battle of Posada was a battle fought on 9 November 1330 at Transylvania, in what is now Romania; it lasted 3 days. The recorded result: Wallachian victory. Recorded strength: 30,000 against 7,000–10,000.

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The Battle of Posada (November 9-12, 1330) in the Chronicon Pictum. The Basarab I of Wallachia's army ambushed Charles Robert of Anjou, king of Hungary and his 30,000-strong invading army. The Vlach (
The Battle of Posada (November 9-12, 1330) in the Chronicon Pictum. The Basarab I of Wallachia's army ambushed Charles Robert of Anjou, king of Hungary and his 30,000-strong invading army. The Vlach (. Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought9 November 1330lasted 3 days
WhereTransylvania, Romania45.287N, 25.618E
OutcomeWallachian victory
BelligerentsKingdom of HungaryagainstWallachia
Casualties and lossesVery heavyandLight

Record

Date9 November 1330
to 12 November 1330
PlaceTransylvania, Romania
45.287N, 25.618E
KindBattle, medieval
Strength30,0007,000–10,000
Casualties and lossesVery heavyLight
Commanders
  • Charles I of Hungary
  • Stephen I Lackfi
  • Thomas Szécsényi
  • Desiderius Hédervári
  • Basarab I of Wallachia
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

The ground today

Relief of the ground around the site of Battle of Posada
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 50 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Battle of Posada today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2024-09-21. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024.

The recorded site stands at about 716 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from 551 to 1,657 m, 1,106 m of relief, mountainous country and today it is 78% tree cover, 20% grassland.

tree cover: 78%grassland: 20%tree cover 78%grassland 20%
west to east, 10.0 km637 to 1,209 mnorth to south, 10.0 km611 to 1,642 m
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

Nearest engagements

Elsewhere in 1330

Battle of Posada is one of 600 engagements of the 14th century in the atlas and one of 135 in present-day Romania.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1076246, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Posada, revision 1370272188, 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.