The Battle of Cătlăbuga was fought on November 16, 1485, between Stephen III of Moldavia and Ottoman forces defending the surroundings of Chilia. The Moldavian army came out victorious, but Stephen was not able to continue his actions in order to regain Chilia.[1]
| Battle of Cătlăbuga | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Moldavian-Ottoman Wars | |||||||
 | |||||||
| |||||||
| Belligerents | |||||||
 Moldavia |
 Ottoman Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Stephen the Great | Unknown pasha | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
References
editNotes
edit- ^ Giurescu, pp. 56
Bibliography
edit- (in Romanian) Constantin C. Giurescu, Istoria Românilor, vol. II, Bucharest, 1938