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)