Battle of Baia

Battle of Baia
Date 15 December 1467 Location Baia, present-day Romania 47°25′30″N 26°13′44″E / 47.425°N 26.229°E / 47.425; 26.229 Result Moldavian victory[1][2]
Belligerents
Principality of Moldavia	Kingdom of Hungary
Commanders and leaders
Stephen the Great	Matthias Corvinus  (WIA)
Strength
12,000[3]	40,000; 500 cannons[4] 15,000–20,000 (modern estimate[5])
Casualties and losses
11,000 according to Janus Pannonius[3]	4,000–10,000[3]
class=notpageimage| Battlefield on a map of Romania

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The Battle of Baia (Romanian: Bătălia de la Baia; Hungarian: moldvabányai csata) was fought on December 15, 1467, between Moldavian prince Stephen the Great and the Hungarian king, Matthias Corvinus. Corvinus invaded Moldavia as a consequence of Stephen's annexation of Chilia—a fortress and harbour on the coast of the Black Sea—from Hungarian and Wallachian forces. It had belonged to Moldavia centuries earlier.

Both sides claimed victory, but it was a de facto Moldavian victory since they managed to halt the Hungarian advance by injuring Matthias.