Battle of the Cahul (1574)
| Battle of the Cahul | |||||||||
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| Part of the John the Terrible Revolt | |||||||||
Postcard with the image of John III, 1995 | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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Ottoman Empire Crimean Khanate |
Moldavia Zaporozhian Cossacks | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Cığalazade Pasha Devlet I Giray |
John III the Terrible Ivan Svirhovsky | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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50,000 to 90,000 120 cannons |
80 cannons | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Entire army annihilated | |||||||||
The Battle of the Cahul was a military engagement took place 9 June 1574 at the Cahul Lake during the Moldavian Revolt. The Ottoman-Crimean army fight against Moldavian-Cossack forces and defeat them. After the rebellious voevoda of Moldavia, John the Terrible, was able to win a series of victories over the Turkish troops, a large Turkish army went to suppress his rebellion, which, thanks to the betrayal by several Moldavian nobles, was able to completely destroy the enemy. The prince himself was executed, and the Ukrainian hetman Ivan Svirhovsky was captured and sent to an Istanbul prison.