Battle of Baia
| Battle of Baia | |||||||
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| Part of the Hungarian–Moldavian War | |||||||
A Hungarian battle depiction in the Chronica Hungarorum | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Voivodeship of Moldavia | Kingdom of Hungary | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Stephen the Great | Matthias Corvinus (WIA) | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 12,000 | 40,000; 500 cannons 15,000–20,000 (modern estimate) | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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Per Janus Pannonius: 11,000 casualties | 4,000–10,000 killed | ||||||
Battlefield on a map of Romania | |||||||
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.