battle, notable, medieval
Battle of Valea Albă
Battle of Valea Albă was a battle fought on 26 July 1476 at Războieni, in what is now Romania. It was part of the Moldavian–Ottoman Wars, which ran from 1420 to 1538. The recorded result: Ottoman victory.
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Where it sits in the Moldavian–Ottoman Wars
Record
| Date | 26 July 1476 | |
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| Place | Războieni, Romania 47.078N, 26.560E | |
| Kind | Battle, medieval | |
| Strength | Alternative estimates: 30,000; Over 100,000 ( campaign strength; battle strength; considered "impossible" by Théophile Lavallée, as reported by Guboğlu) | 10,000–12,000 up to 20,000 |
| Casualties and losses | Not even 3,000; 30,000 ( exaggerated); Unknown, significant, "greater than the Moldavians", significant enough to make the Ottomans army halt for three days | Stephen managed to escape with only a few soldiers, 7,000–8,000 prisoners executed ( exaggerated claim by Kemal-Paşa-Zade, contradicts campaign outcome); 200–1,000 ( dead and prisoners); Too many losses according to Stephen the Great |
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Nearest engagements
- Siege of Neamţ Citadel 1476, 22 km NW
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- First Battle of Târgu Frumos 1944, 37 km NE
- Battle of Baia 1467, 46 km NW
- Siege of Suczawa 1653, 68 km N
In the same war
Elsewhere in 1476
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Battle of Valea Albă 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 Q2533670, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Valea Albă, revision 1383244608, 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.