Moldavian campaign (1497–1499)

Moldavian campaign
	Part of Polish–Ottoman War (1485–1503)
Date	1497–1499
Location	Moldavia
Result	Moldavian–Ottoman victory Moldavia gets Pokuttia;
Belligerents
Kingdom of Poland	Ottoman Empire; Moldavia
Commanders and leaders
John I Albert	Bayezid II; Stephen the Great
Strength
80,000 men	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Heavy	Unknown

The Moldavian campaign or the Polish–Ottoman War of 1497–1499 was an unsuccessful war against the Moldavians, supported by the Turks, led by John Albert of Poland who set out with an army of 80,000 men with the objectives of deposing Stephen the Great of Moldavia and replacing him with Sigismund Jagello, reconquering the fortresses on the northern Black Sea coast and taking control of Crimea and the Danube Delta.

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