List of wars involving Moldova

This is a list of conflicts involving the Principality of Moldavia and modern Moldova.

*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.

Early period of Moldavia (1346–1538) Below is a list of significant military conflicts involving Moldavia during the medieval period.

+ List of Medieval Wars involving Moldavia Date Conflict/Notable Battle Moldavia and allies Enemies Result1352–1353/1354Campaign against Tatars Moldavia Hungary Golden HordeVictory Tatars subjugated in Moldavia or expelled from Moldavian lands1359Revolt against Hungary Moldavia Kingdom of HungaryVictory Moldavia establishes itself as an independent principalityAutumn 1362/1363Battle of Blue Waters Lithuania Moldavia Golden HordeVictory Defeat of the Golden Horde forcesJuly 1368Battle of Codrii Plonini Moldavia PolandVictory Destruction of the invading Polish army by Moldavians1387Polish vassalization of Moldavia (1387) Moldavia Poland HungaryDefeat Moldavia becomes a Polish vassal12 February 1395Battle of Ghindăoani Moldavia HungaryDisputed12 August 1399Battle of the Vorskla River Lithuanian-led coalition Moldavia Golden HordeDefeat Lithuanian-led coalition was crushed27 September 1422Battle of Marienburg (1422) Moldavia Teutonic OrderVictory Moldavians crushed the Teutonic Knights1431Alexander the Good's expedition to Podolia Moldavia PolandDefeatJanuary – September 1450Moldavian–Polish War (1450) Moldavia Kingdom of PolandVictory Moldavia crushes the Polish army at Crasna river24 January 1465Siege of Chilia (1465) Moldavia Wallachia HungaryVictory Moldavia annexes ChiliaNovember – December 1467Hungarian–Moldavian War Battle of Baia Moldavia Kingdom of HungaryVictory Kingdom of Hungary abandons its attempts to subjugate Moldavia20 August 1470Battle of Lipnic Moldavia Golden HordeVictory Moldavians crushed the Tatar invasion and captured Ahmed Khan's son18–20 November 1473Battle of the Vodna River Moldavia WallachiaVictory Moldavia defeats Wallachia and occupies Bucharest1475–1476Moldavian–Ottoman War (1475–1476) Battle of Vaslui Moldavia Ottoman Empire Crimean Khanate Nogai TatarsVictory Mehmed II retreats from Moldavia after his defeat at the Siege of Neamț Citadel8 July 1481Battle of Râmnic Moldavia Wallachia Ottoman EmpireVictory Basarab IV overthrown in favour of Vlad Călugărul1484–1486Moldavian Campaign (1484–1486) Moldavia Kingdom of Poland Ottoman Empire Crimean KhanateDefeat Moldavia comes under Ottoman influence after its loss of Chilia and Cetatea AlbăSummer 1490Stephen the Great's expedition to Pokuttia Moldavia Kingdom of PolandVictory Moldavia occupies Pokuttia1497–1499Moldavian campaign (1497–1499) Battle of the Cosmin Forest Moldavia Ottoman Empire Crimean KhanateHungary Kingdom of Poland Duchy of Masovia Teutonic OrderVictory Polish forces suffer crushing defeats at the Cosmin Forest, Lențești, Cernăuți and retreat from MoldaviaJune – July 1498Moldavian campaign in Poland Moldavia Kingdom of PolandVictory Moldavians devastated Poland and took 100,000 Polish slaves1498–1500Moldavian–Ottoman War (1498–1500) Battle of Botoșani Moldavia Ottoman EmpireVictory Moldavia retains higher degree of independenceJune 1502Battle of the Samara River Moldavia Crimean Khanate Golden HordeVictory Destruction of the Golden Horde1502–1510Moldavian–Polish War (1502–1510) Moldavia Ottoman Empire Kingdom of PolandDefeat Kingdom of Poland annexes Pokuttia1506–1514Moldavian–Wallachian War Moldavia Wallachia TransylvaniaVictory Wallachia suffers colossal economic damage22 June 1529Battle of Feldioara Moldavia Szeklers Holy Roman Empire Habsburg Austria Ferdinand's Hungary Szeklers (D)Victory Moldavians defeated the Habsburgs and Szeklers defected to Moldavian side1530–1538Moldavian–Polish War (1530–1538) Battle of Obertyn Battle of Seret Moldavia Kingdom of PolandDefeat Kingdom of Poland retains control over Pokuttia1538Moldavian Campaign (1538) Moldavia Eastern Hungary Ottoman Empire Crimean KhanateDefeat Moldavia becomes dependent on the Ottoman Empire

Ottoman Period (1538–1812) Below is a list of significant military conflicts involving Moldavia during the Ottoman period.

+ List of Wars involving Moldavia during the Ottoman period Date Conflict/Notable Battle Moldavia and allies Enemies Result1538–1774Moldavian and Cossack anti-Ottoman resistance Cossack raids Moldavian opposition Zaporozhian Cossacks Ottoman Empire Crimean Khanate Nogai HordeVictory Weakening of the Ottoman influence over Moldavia1550Siege of Bar (1550) Moldavia Kingdom of PolandDefeat1563Moldavian campaign (1563) Moldavia Ottoman Empire Zaporozhian Cossacks Kingdom of PolandVictory Cossack-Polish invasion repelled and Dmytro Vyshnevetsky captured by the Ottomans1574Battle of the Cahul (1574) Moldavia Zaporozhian Cossacks Ottoman Empire Crimean KhanateDefeat Moldavia returns under Ottoman vassalage1595Jan Zamoyski's expedition to Moldavia Moldavia Ottoman Empire Crimean Khanate Polish–Lithuanian CommonwealthDefeat Moldavia comes under Polish-Lithuanian vassalage1607Stefan Potocki's expedition to Moldavia Moldavia Crimean Khanate Polish–Lithuanian CommonwealthDefeat Mihail Movilă overthrown in favour of Constantin Movilă1615–1616Samuel Korecki's expedition to Moldavia Moldavia Ottoman Empire Crimean Khanate Polish–Lithuanian CommonwealthVictory Samuel Korecki was defeated and captured1620Battle of Cecora (1620) Ottoman Empire Crimean Khanate Transylvania Moldavia (switched) Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth MoldaviaPro-Ottoman victory Moldavia breaks free from Polish-Lithuanian influence, but becomes Ottoman tributary1650Moldavian campaign (1650) Moldavia Cossack Hetmanate Crimean KhanateDefeat Moldavia was put under the Cossack influence1653Moldavian campaign (1653) Cossack Hetmanate Moldavia Moldavia Polish–Lithuanian CommonwealthAnti-Cossack victory Death of Tymofiy Khmelnytsky1657Transylvanian campaign into Poland (1657) Principality of Transylvania Swedish Empire Cossack Hetmanate Moldavia Polish–Lithuanian CommonwealthInconclusive1684–1691Moldavian campaign (1684–1691) Ottoman-led coalition Moldavia Polish–Lithuanian-led coalition MoldaviaPro-Ottoman victory Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth repulsed from Moldavia1710–1713Russo-Turkish War (1710–1713) Russian-led coalition Moldavia Ottoman-led coalitionDefeat Moldavia remains under Ottoman suzerainty1806–1812Russo-Turkish War (1806–1812) Russian-led coalition Moldavia Ottoman EmpireVictory Eastern Moldavia breaks free from Ottoman suzerainty, but gets incorporated into the Russian Empire as Bessarabia Governorate

Modern wars of Moldova (1918–present) Below is a list of significant military conflicts involving Moldova during the modern period.

+ List of Modern Wars involving Moldova Date Conflict/Notable Battle Moldova and allies Enemies Result19 January – 8 March 1918Romanian military intervention in Bessarabia Romanian-led coalition Anti-Bolshevik Moldavia Bolshevik-led coalition Pro-Bolshevik MoldaviaAnti-Bolshevik victory Kingdom of Romania occupied central and southern Bessarabia15–18 September 1924Tatarbunary Uprising Kingdom of Romania Tatarbunary Revolutionary CommitteeDefeat Uprising suppressed28 June – 3 July 1940Soviet occupation of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina Kingdom of Romania Moldavian ASSRVictory Formation of Moldavian SSRJuly 1941 – August 1944Moldovan resistance during World War II Kingdom of Romania Moldavian partisansSupported by:Victory Expulsion of Axis occupation forces2 November 1990 – 21 July 1992Transnistrian War MoldovaSupported by: Romania Transnistria RussiaSupported by: UkraineDefeat Transnistria separates from Moldova2003–2008Iraq War Multi-National Force – Iraq MoldovaIraqi insurgentsVictory Participation enhances Moldova's international relations

List of wars involving Moldova

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