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Night attack at Târgoviște

Night attack at Târgoviște was a battle fought in 1462 in what is now Romania. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of Q10706569. The recorded result: Inconclusive.

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Fought1462
WhereRomania44.924N, 25.457E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeInconclusive
BelligerentsWallachiaagainstOttoman Empire
Part ofQ10706569

Where it sits in Q10706569

Battle of Buzău, 1462Battle of Turnu, 1462Night attack at Târgoviște, 146214621462Night attack at Târgoviște, 1462
3 placed engagements of Q10706569 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1462 (year precision)
PlaceRomania
44.924N, 25.457E
KindBattle, medieval
Strength30,000; 7,000–10,000 in battleContemporary estimates vary from 90,000 to 300,000; consisting of 15 tumens according to Mehmed II himself; 34,000–39,000 (modern estimate)
Casualties and losses5,000 dead; 2,700 captured10,000–15,000; insignificant military losses, consisting of only a few horses and camels; According to Konstantin Mihailovic, there were many horses and camels and several thousand Turks.
Commanders
  • Vlad the Impaler
Night attack at TârgovișteNight attack at TârgovișteBattle of FintaBattle of PosadaBattle of Predeal PassBattle of BraşovBattle of the ArgeşBattle of PosadaBattle of Predeal PassBattle of BraşovBattle of the ArgeşBucharestCraiovaPloieștiRusePiteștiSibiuBuzăuFocșani100 km44.924N, 25.457E
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.

The ground today

Relief of the ground around the site of Night attack at Târgoviște
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 10 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Night attack at Târgoviște today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2025-08-30. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025.

The recorded site stands at about 284 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from 246 to 442 m, 196 m of relief, hilly country and today it is 37% built-up, 26% grassland, 20% tree cover.

built-up: 37%grassland: 26%tree cover: 20%cropland: 15%built-up 37%grassland 26%tree cover 20%cropland 15%
west to east, 10.0 km256 to 304 mnorth to south, 10.0 km262 to 386 m
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

Nearest engagements

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1462

Night attack at Târgoviște is one of 720 engagements of the 15th century in the atlas and one of 124 in present-day Romania.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2022139, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Night attack at Târgoviște, revision 1385494295, 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.