List of wars involving Moldova
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This is a list of conflicts involving Moldova.
- Victory of Moldova (and allies)
- Defeat of Moldova (and allies)
- Another result
*e.g. result unknown or indecisive/inconclusive, result of internal conflict inside Moldova, status quo ante bellum, or a treaty or peace without a clear result.
Medieval wars of Moldavia (1359–1812)
[edit]Below is a list of significant military conflicts involving Moldavia during the medieval period.
Year | Conflict/Battle | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
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1359 | Founding of Moldavia | Principality of Moldavia | Kingdom of Hungary | Victory: Moldavia establishes itself as an independent principality. |
1368 | Battle of Baia (1368) | Principality of Moldavia | Kingdom of Hungary | Victory: Consolidation of Moldavia's independence. |
1387 | Incorporation into Poland | Principality of Moldavia | Kingdom of Poland | Treaty: Moldavia becomes a vassal of Poland. |
1462 | Battle of Chilia | Principality of Moldavia | Wallachia and Ottoman Empire | Defeat: Loss leads to increased Ottoman influence. |
1467 | Battle of Baia | Principality of Moldavia | Kingdom of Hungary | Victory: Recapture of territories and affirmation of independence. |
1475 | Battle of Vaslui | Principality of Moldavia, Kingdom of Hungary, Kingdom of Poland | Ottoman Empire | Victory: Decisive defeat of the Ottomans, maintaining independence. |
1485 | Battle of Cătlăbuga | Principality of Moldavia | Ottoman Empire | Victory: Further assertion of Moldavian sovereignty. |
1600 | Battle of Mirăslău | Principality of Moldavia, Wallachia, Transylvania | Kingdom of Hungary | Defeat: Loss that challenges the unity of Moldavia and Wallachia and Transylvania. |
Ottoman Period (1512–1812)
[edit]Below is a list of significant military conflicts involving Moldavia during the Ottoman period.
Year | Conflict/Battle | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
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1538 | Battle of Jiliștea | Principality of Moldavia | Ottoman Empire | Defeat: Loss that reaffirms Ottoman control. |
1572 | Battle of Fântâna Albă | Principality of Moldavia | Ottoman Empire | Defeat: Another defeat leading to increased Ottoman dominance. |
1574 | Battle of Jiliște | Principality of Moldavia, Cossack Hetmanate | Ottoman Empire, Wallachia | Victory: Moldova and the Cossacks win. |
1620 | Battle of Cecora (1620) | Principality of Moldavia, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth | Ottoman Empire | Defeat: A setback for Moldavia's alliances with Poland. |
1653 | Battle of Finta | Principality of Moldavia, Cossack Hetmanate | Wallachia, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth | Defeat: Losses affecting Moldavia's territorial integrity. |
1711 | Pruth River Campaign | Principality of Moldavia, Cossack Hetmanate, Russian Empire | Ottoman Empire | Defeat: Results in Moldavia's temporary loss of autonomy. |
1739 | Battle of Stavchany | Principality of Moldavia, Russian Empire | Ottoman Empire | Victory: Restores some autonomy for Moldavia. |
1769 | Battle of Cahul | Principality of Moldavia, Russian Empire | Ottoman Empire | Victory: Significant victory aiding Moldavia's standing against the Ottomans. |
1788 | Siege of Khotyn (1788) | Principality of Moldavia, Russian Empire | Ottoman Empire | Victory: Strengthens Moldavia's position in negotiations with the Ottomans. |
1806–1812 | Russo-Turkish War (1806–1812) | Principality of Moldavia, Russian Empire | Ottoman Empire | Victory: The Treaty resulted in the Ottoman Empire ceding eastern Moldavia to Russia, which renamed it Bessarabia. |
Modern wars of Moldova (1918–present)
[edit]Below is a list of significant military conflicts involving Moldova during the modern period.
Year | Conflict/Battle | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
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1918 | Romanian intervention in Bessarabia | Kingdom of Romania | Soviet Russia | Victory: Romanian control established over Bessarabia. |
1924 | Tatarbunary Uprising | Kingdom of Romania | Moldavian ASSR | Victory: Uprising leads to increased Moldavian autonomy. |
1941–1944 | Romanian Campaign on the Eastern Front (World War II) | Kingdom of Romania | Soviet Union | Defeat: Significant losses for Romanian forces in the region. |
1944–1945 | Soviet occupation of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina | Kingdom of Romania | Soviet Union | Defeat: Bessarabia remains under Soviet control. |
1992 | Transnistria War | Republic of Moldova | Transnistria (supported by Russia) | Defeat: Transnistria gains de facto independence. |
2003–2008 | Iraq War | United States, Multi-National Force – Iraq (including Moldova) | Iraq | Victory: Participation enhances Moldova's international relations. |