Battle of Cecora (1620)
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Not to be confused with Battle of Cecora (1595).
The Battle of Cecora (also known as the Battle of Țuțora) took place during the Polish–Ottoman War (1620–21) between the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (aided by rebel Moldavian troops) and Ottoman forces (backed by Nogais),[3]: 344 fought from 17 September to 7 October 1620 in Moldavia, near the Prut River.[4]: 568
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Battle of Cecora | |||||||
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Part of the Moldavian Magnate Wars and Polish–Ottoman War (1620–1621) | |||||||
Death of Hetman Stanislaw Żółkiewski with his confessor, Father Szymon Wybierski, in the Battle of Cecora (1620), by Walery Eljasz-Radzikowski | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Moldavia |
Ottoman Empire Crimean Khanate Transylvania | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Stanisław Żółkiewski † Stanisław Koniecpolski Gaspar Graziani |
Iskender Pasha Khan Temir Gabor Bethlen | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
9,000 Commonwealth troops[2] 600–1,000 Moldavian troops | 20,000 Ottoman troops[2] to 60,000[3]: 344 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Majority killed or captured. | Unknown |
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