Battle of the Vodna River
| Battle of Vodna River | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Moldavia | Wallachia | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Stephen III | Radu III | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 24,000 | 64,000 | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown | Heavy | ||||||||
The Battle of the Vodna River took place on 18–20 November 1473, located 45km from Bucharest, during the Wallachian campaign of Moldavian Voivode Stephen the Great, who sought to undermine the Ottoman Influence over Wallachia and bring the principality under Moldavian influence. The battle resulted in Moldavian victory and subsequent retreat of Wallachian Voivode Radu III to Bucharest, which was captured by the Moldavian forces on 23 November.