Army of the Principality of Moldavia

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The Army of the Principality of Moldavia was the medieval and early modern military force of the Moldavian state in Eastern Europe, known for defending its autonomy against larger regional powers such as the Ottoman Empire, Poland-Lithuania, and Hungary.

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Army of the Principality of Moldavia canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf medieval army
military organization
activeDuring Early modern period
Middle Ages
conflictWith Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Kingdom of Hungary
Kingdom of Poland
Ottoman Empire
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
continent Europe
country Principality of Moldavia
dissolvedWith incorporation of Moldavian territories into larger empires
engagedIn Battle of Baia
Battle of Podul Înalt
Battle of Vaslui
Moldavian–Hungarian conflicts
Moldavian–Ottoman wars
Moldavian–Polish wars
garrisoned fortresses of Moldavia
historicalLanguageContext Romanian
notableCommander Alexander the Good
John III the Terrible
Stephen the Great
operatedIn Principality of Moldavia
partOf military history of Moldova
military history of Romania
primaryEnemy Ottoman Empire
primaryRole defense of state autonomy
land warfare
recruitmentType feudal levy
mercenaries
peasant levies
region Eastern Europe
successor armed forces of modern Romania
task border defense
protection of trade routes
support of princely authority
usedBy rulers of Moldavia
voivodes of Moldavia
usedTactic ambushes
defensive warfare
fortified positions
scorched earth
usedUnitType artillery
cavalry
infantry
light cavalry

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Army of the Principality of Wallachia relatedTo Army of the Principality of Moldavia