battle, early modern

Battle of Lake Kahul

Name: Battle of Lake Kahul
Location: Ukraine

Battle of Lake Kahul was a battle fought in 1574 in what is now Ukraine. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of Q119442820. The recorded result: Ottoman victory. Recorded strength: 50,000 to 90,000; 120 cannons against 43,000; 30,000 infantry; 13,000 cavalrymen; 80 cannons.

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Fought1574

WhereUkraine45.371N, 28.397E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeOttoman victory

BelligerentsOttoman Empire; Crimean KhanateagainstMoldavia; Zaporozhian Cossacks

Casualties and losses28,000 casualties; 8,000; 20,000andEntire army annihilated

Part ofQ119442820

Record

Date	1574 (year precision)
Place	Ukraine 45.371N, 28.397E
Kind	Battle, early modern
Territorial change	Moldavia fell under Ottoman rule
Strength	50,000 to 90,000; 120 cannons	43,000; 30,000 infantry; 13,000 cavalrymen; 80 cannons
Casualties and losses	28,000 casualties; 8,000; 20,000	Entire army annihilated
Commanders	Cığalazade Yusuf Sinan Pasha Devlet I Giray	John III the Terrible

Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Măcin 1791, 26 km SW
Battle of Galați 1918, 32 km W
Action of 26 June 1941 1941, 32 km E
Siege of Brăila 1828, 36 km W
Battle of Kagul 1770, 63 km N

Elsewhere in 1574

Conquest of Tunis Tunisia
Siege of Leiden Netherlands
Battle of Mookerheyde Netherlands
Battle of Reimerswaal Netherlands
Battle of Manila Philippines

Battle of Lake Kahul is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 301 in present-day Ukraine.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q12082738, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the Cahul (1574), revision 1370277660, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.