Moldavian campaigns (1593–1595)
| Moldavian campaigns of 1593–1595 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Cossack raids | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Moldavia Ottoman Empire | Zaporozhian Cossacks | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Murad III |
Severyn Nalyvaiko Hryhoriy Loboda Jan Oryszowski | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown |
1593: 3,000[1] 1594: 2,000–2,500[2] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Heavy | Unknown | ||||||
The Moldavian Cossack campaigns of 1593–1595 were a series of expeditions by Zaporozhian Cossacks into Moldova, which was under the suzerainty of the Ottoman Empire.[3]
Background
In 1593, a war broke out between the Habsburg Monarchy and the Ottoman Empire over control of Transylvania. Seeking allies against the Turks, Emperor Rudolph II dispatched Count Eric Lasota to the Zaporizhian Sich. With the support of Russian envoys, Lasota successfully persuaded the Cossacks to launch an incursion into Ottoman territories.[4]
Campaigns
In December 1593, Hryhoriy Loboda led 3,000 Cossacks in a raid on Ottoman fortress of Orhei in Moldavia and successfully plundered it.[1] Cossacks plundered Izmail and Kiliya in the same year.[5] In June 1594, Severyn Nalyvaiko gathered 2,000–2,500 Cossacks for the purpose of "fight against infidels". During this time, Ottoman army broke into Hungary.[2] Cossacks again captured and plundered the Ottoman city of Izmail, freeing Christian captives. In 1595, Loboda's and Nalyvaiko's Cossacks jointly raided Izmail.[5] Cossacks launched a campaign into Moldavia, while also besieged Kiliya and Budjak.[2]
Aftermath
At the end of these campaigns, Poland-Lithuania occupied Moldavia and signed a truce with the Ottoman Empire. Polish authorities had to deal with Cossack rebellions and placed many restrictions on Cossack register, which were only lifted in 1600.[6]
References
- ^ a b В.А Бельдюгин (2017). История отечества: Курс Лекций. p. 52.
- ^ a b c В.А Бельдюгин (2017) p. 53.
- ^ "МОЛДОВСЬКІ ПОХОДИ КОЗАКІВ 1594–1595". resource.history.org.ua. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
- ^ Reddaway, William Fiddian (1941). The Cambridge History of Poland: From the origins to Sobieski (to 1696). Octagon Books. p. 507. ISBN 978-0-374-91250-5.
When in 1593 war was waged between Austria and Turkey over Transylvania, the Emperor Rudolph II sent Count Eric Lasota to Zaporoze. Aided by Russian envoys, he easily induced the Cossacks to undertake to invade Turkey. His diary of his sojourn in Ukraine forms an important source of Cossack history.
{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) - ^ a b "Измаил". historylib.org. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
- ^ В.А Бельдюгин (2017) p. 54.