Moldavian campaign (1497–1499)
| Moldavian campaign | |||||||||
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| Part of Polish–Ottoman War (1485–1503) | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Kingdom of Poland |
Ottoman Empire Moldavia | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| John I Albert |
Bayezid II Stephen the Great | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 80,000 men | Unknown | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Heavy | Unknown | ||||||||
The Moldavian campaign or the Polish–Ottoman War of 1497–1499 was an unsuccessful war led by John Albert of Poland against the Moldavians, supported by their Ottoman suzerains. John Albert set out with an army of 80,000 men with the objectives of deposing Stephen the Great of Moldavia and replacing him with Sigismund Jagiellon, reconquering the fortresses on the northern Black Sea coast and taking control of Crimea and the Danube Delta.