Jan Zamoyski's expedition to Moldavia

Jan Zamoyski's expedition to Moldavia
Part of Moldavian Magnate Wars
Polish-Ottoman Wars

"Struggle for the Turkish banner" by Józef Brandt.
Date1595
Location
Result Polish–Lithuanian victory
Territorial
changes

Moldavia becomes Polish vassal until the 1620–1621 Polish–Ottoman War

  • Hospodars elected by the Polish king
  • Moldavia continues to pay tributes to the Ottoman sultan
Belligerents
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Moldavia
Ottoman Empire
Crimean Khanate
Commanders and leaders
Jan Zamoyski Ștefan Răzvan Executed
Mehmed III
Gazi II Girej
Strength
7,300[1] 25,000[1]
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

Jan Zamoyski's expedition to Moldavia was a successful military campaign in 1595 that aimed to establish Moldavia as a Polish vassal state.

  1. ^ a b 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

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