Battle of Valea Albă
| Battle of Valea Albă/Războieni/Akdere | |||||||
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| Part of the Moldavian–Ottoman Wars | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Ottoman Empire |
Moldavia Kingdom of Hungary Lithuania | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Mehmed the Conqueror | Stephen the Great | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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90,000–150,000 according to Dennis Deletant and Keith Hitchins 30,000 according to Kármán Gábor | 12,000 to 20,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 30,000 | 1,000 and 11 boyars | ||||||
The Battle of Valea Albă, also known as the Battle of Războieni or the Battle of Akdere, was an important event in the medieval history of Moldavia. It took place at Războieni, also known as Valea Albă, on 26 July 1476, between the Moldavian army of Stephen the Great and an invading Ottoman army which was commanded personally by Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror.