| Battle of Obertyn | |||||||
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| Part of Moldavian–Polish War (1530–1538) | |||||||
 Moldavian Army engaging the Poles | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Kingdom of Poland | Moldavia | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Jan Amor Tarnowski | Petru Rareş | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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4,484 cavalry 1,167 infantry 1,143 firearms 12 cannons |
17,000 cavalry 50 cannons | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 256 killed |
7,746 killed 1,000 captured 50 cannons lost | ||||||
The Battle of Obertyn (August 22, 1531) was fought between Moldavian Voivode Petru Rareş and Polish forces under hetman Jan Tarnowski, in the town of Obertyn, south of the Dniester River, now in Ukraine.[1] The battle ended with a Polish victory and the reconquest of Pokutia.
- ^ Warfare in Eastern Europe, 1500-1800. BRILL. 2012-01-06. p. 102. ISBN 978-90-04-22198-7.