Battle of Cecora (1620)
| Battle of Cecora | |||||||
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| Part of the Moldavian Magnate Wars and the Polish–Ottoman War (1620–1621) | |||||||
Death of Hetman Stanislaw Żółkiewski with his confessor, Father Szymon Wybierski, in the Battle of Cecora (1620), painting by Walery Eljasz-Radzikowski | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Moldavia |
Ottoman Empire Crimean Khanate Transylvania | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Stanisław Żółkiewski † Stanisław Koniecpolski (POW) Gaspar Graziani Vasile Septilici |
Iskender Pasha Khan Temir Gabor Bethlen | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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9,000 Commonwealth troops 600–1,000 Moldavian troops | 20,000 Ottoman troops to 60,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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2,000 to 3,000 killed, wounded, or deserted or only 1,000–1,500 survived | 1,500 killed or wounded | ||||||
The Battle of Cecora (also known as the Battle of Țuțora) took place during the Polish–Ottoman War (1620–21) between the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (aided by rebel Moldavian troops) and Ottoman forces (backed by Nogais), fought from 17 September to 7 October 1620 in Moldavia, near the Prut River.