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Battle of Suceava

Battle of Suceava was a battle fought in 1595 at Suceava, in what is now Romania. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Suceava. It was part of the Moldavian Magnate Wars, which ran from 1593 to 1621. The recorded result: Polish–Lithuanian victory. Recorded strength: 2,500 against 5,000.

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Fought1595
WhereSuceava, Romania47.651N, 26.256E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomePolish–Lithuanian victory
Belligerents20px Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth; Moldaviaagainst20px Principality of Transylvania; 24px Ottoman Empire
Casualties and lossesunknownandunknown
Part ofMoldavian Magnate Wars1593 to 1621

Where it sits in the Moldavian Magnate Wars

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6 placed engagements of the Moldavian Magnate Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1595 (year precision)
PlaceSuceava, Romania
47.651N, 26.256E
KindBattle, early modern
Strength2,5005,000
Casualties and lossesunknownunknown
Commanders
  • Jan Potocki (1555-1611)
  • Ieremia Movilă
  • Ştefan Răzvan
  • Koca Sinan Pasha
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Placed at Suceava; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Suceava is one of 1,470 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 135 in present-day Romania.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q16822713, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Suceava (1595), revision 1370590037, 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.