Moldavian campaign (1574)

Moldavian Campaign (1574)
Part of Moldavian–Ottoman Wars

Moldavia under Ottoman administration
DateMay–July 1574
Location
Moldova, Romania
Result Ottoman victory
Belligerents
Ottoman Empire
Crimean Khanate
Wallachia
Principality of Transylvania		 Moldavian Principality
Zaporozhian Cossacks
Some Polish Hetmans
Commanders and leaders
Cığalazade Pasha
Devlet I Giray		 John III the Terrible 
Ivan Svirhovsky 
Strength
70,000 soldiers
25 cannons		 30,000 soldiers
45 cannons
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

The Moldavian Campaign was a military operation carried out by the Ottoman Empire against the Principality of Moldavia, one of its vassal states, in 1574.

After John III the Terrible ascended to the Moldavian throne in February 1572 with Ottoman support and later rebelled, Ottoman forces decisively defeated the Moldavian army at the Subsequently, Petru IV, from the Basarab dynasty of Wallachian origin, was installed as the new Voivode of Moldavia.

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