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Battle of Obertyn

Battle of Obertyn was a battle fought on 22 August 1531 at Obertyn, in what is now Ukraine. The recorded result: Polish victory. Recorded strength: 4,484 cavalry; 1,167 infantry; 1,143 firearms; 12 cannons against 17,000 cavalry; 50 cannons.

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Adres wydawniczy: (Drukowano w Krakowie : v Mattheusza Siebeneychera, 1564)Współtwórcy: Ciesielski, Andrzej (15-?),Siebeneicher, Mateusz (?-1582) Druk,Trzecieski, Andrzej (przed 1530-1584)Opis fizyczn
Adres wydawniczy: (Drukowano w Krakowie : v Mattheusza Siebeneychera, 1564)Współtwórcy: Ciesielski, Andrzej (15-?),Siebeneicher, Mateusz (?-1582) Druk,Trzecieski, Andrzej (przed 1530-1584)Opis fizyczn. Marcin Bielski, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought22 August 1531
WhereObertyn, Ukraine48.689N, 25.170E
OutcomePolish victory
BelligerentsKingdom of PolandagainstMoldavia
Casualties and losses256 killedand7,746 killed; 1,000 captured; 50 cannons lost

Record

Date22 August 1531
PlaceObertyn, Ukraine
48.689N, 25.170E
KindBattle, early modern
Strength4,484 cavalry; 1,167 infantry; 1,143 firearms; 12 cannons17,000 cavalry; 50 cannons
Casualties and losses256 killed7,746 killed; 1,000 captured; 50 cannons lost
Commanders
  • Jan Tarnowski
  • Petru Rareş
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Elsewhere in 1531

Battle of Obertyn 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 Q280439, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Obertyn, revision 1380211527, 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.