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The Battle of Suceava was fought during the Moldavian Magnate Wars between the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth supported by Moldavian forces and the Principality of Transylvania supported by Ottoman forces on December 12, 1595. Polish-Lithuanian forces under the command of Jan Potocki defeated the Transylvanian forces commanded by Ştefan Răzvan.[2]
| Battle of Suceava | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Jan Zamoyski's expedition to Moldavia Moldavian Magnate Wars | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Moldavia |
 Principality of Transylvania Ottoman Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 Jan Potocki Ieremia Movilă |
Ştefan Răzvan  Sinan Pasha | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 2,500[1] | 5,000[2] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| unknown | unknown | ||||||
References
edit- ^ Marek Plewczyński, Wojny i wojskowość polska w XVI wieku Tom III. Lata 1576-1599, Zabrze-Tarnowskie Góry 2013, Infort Editions, p 302-304, ISBN 978-83-64023-10-1
- ^ a b "Marek Plewczyński p 302-304"
Further reading
edit- Mychajlo S. Hruševs·kyj, Andrzej Poppe, History of Ukraine-Rus': The Cossack age, 1654 - 1657, (2008) Canadian Inst. of Ukrainian Studies Press, page 471
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