Wallachian military forces

The Battle of Posada depicted in Chronica Hungarorum (1488)

The military of Wallachia existed throughout the history of the country. Starting from its founding to 1860, when it was united with the Moldavian army into what would become the Romanian Army.[1]

The army mainly consisted of light cavalry which was used in hit-and-run tactics, though various other units existed as well.[2][3] Between the 16th and 18th centuries, the army was mostly formed from mercenary units.[4] In 1830, following the Organic Regulation, the standing army of Wallachia was created.[5][6]

Scale model of an 1845 Quarter Șaică

The Wallachian fleet used riverboats of various sizes between the 15th and 17th centuries. In 1794, a small flotilla was created with the approval of The Porte.[7] After the regulations of 1830, a military flotilla was created as well.[8] The Wallachian flotilla was merged with the Moldavian one in 1860, forming the Danube Flotilla Corps, the precursor of the Romanian Naval Forces.[9]

  1. ^ "Repere istorice". mapn.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  2. ^ Neagoe 2019, pp. 158–159.
  3. ^ Cîmpeanu 2022, p. 196.
  4. ^ Pogăciaș 2016, p. 38.
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  6. ^ Boboescu, Emil (21 February 2014). "Arme si grade uitate 5. Dorobantii pana la Unirea Principatelor". Resboiu (in Romanian).
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  9. ^ "The Romanian Naval Forces - Historical Background". Romanian Naval Forces. Retrieved 2021-12-08.