Battle of Cecora (Ţuţora)

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The Battle of Cecora (Ţuţora) was a 1620 clash between the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Ottoman Empire in Moldavia that ended in a disastrous defeat for the Commonwealth and the death of its commander, Grand Hetman Stanisław Żółkiewski.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military conflict
alsoKnownAs Battle of Cecora
Battle of Ţuţora
Battle of Țuțora
linked to: Battle of Ţuţora
belligerent Crimean Khanate
Moldavia
Ottoman Empire
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
category Battles involving Moldavia
Battles involving the Crimean Khanate
Battles involving the Ottoman Empire
Battles involving the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
cause Ottoman attempt to assert control over Moldavia
Polish–Lithuanian intervention in Moldavian succession
combatantStrength larger Ottoman–Tatar force
smaller Polish–Lithuanian force
commander Iskender Pasha
Kantemir of Moldavia
Stanisław Żółkiewski
conflict Polish–Ottoman War (1620–1621)
countryAtTime Principality of Moldavia
date 1620
endDate October 1620
era Early modern period
followedBy Battle of Khotyn (1621)
historicalPeriod 17th century
historicalRegion Moldavia
involvedMilitaryUnit Crimean Tatar cavalry
Ottoman sipahi cavalry
Polish hussars
location near Cecora, Moldavia
Ţuţora, Moldavia
notableFor collapse of Polish–Lithuanian position in Moldavia
death of Polish Grand Hetman Stanisław Żółkiewski
outcome death of Grand Hetman Stanisław Żółkiewski
heavy losses for the Polish–Lithuanian army
retreat and rout of Commonwealth forces
partOf Ottoman–Polish wars
Polish–Ottoman War (1620–1621)
precededBy Polish–Lithuanian expedition into Moldavia in 1620
presentDayLocation near Țuțora, Iași County, Romania
relatedEvent Moldavian Magnate Wars
result Ottoman victory
decisive defeat of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
significance triggered large-scale war between the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Ottoman Empire
weakened Polish–Lithuanian military prestige in the region
startDate September 1620

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Stanisław Żółkiewski conflict Battle of Cecora (Ţuţora)
Battle of Chocim (Khotyn) 1621 precededBy Battle of Cecora (Ţuţora) 1620
linked to: Battle of Cecora (Ţuţora)
Battle of Cecora (1620) alsoKnownAs Battle of Cecora–Țuțora
linked to: Battle of Cecora (Ţuţora)