Battle of Valea Albă
| Battle of Valea Albă/Războieni/Akdere | |||||||
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| Part of the Moldavian–Ottoman War (1475–1476) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Ottoman Empire |
Moldavia Kingdom of Hungary Lithuania | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Mehmed II Gedik Ahmed Pasha Suleiman Pasha Mehmed Agha Zachia Di Longo † |
Stephen the Great Alexandru of Moldavia | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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30,000 90,000–150,000 (exaggerated) | 12,000 to 20,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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3,000 30,000 (exaggerated) |
Stephen managed to escape with only a few soldiers; the active Moldavian army that could have stopped the Turks was destroyed. 7,000–8,000 prisoners | ||||||
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.