Army of the Principality of Moldavia

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The Army of the Principality of Moldavia was the medieval and early modern military force of the Moldavian state in Eastern Europe, known for defending its autonomy against larger regional powers such as the Ottoman Empire, Poland-Lithuania, and Hungary.

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Army of the Principality of Moldavia canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf medieval army
military organization
activeDuring Early modern period
Middle Ages NERFINISHED
conflictWith Grand Duchy of Lithuania NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Hungary NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Poland NERFINISHED
Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth NERFINISHED
continent Europe
country Principality of Moldavia NERFINISHED
dissolvedWith incorporation of Moldavian territories into larger empires
engagedIn Battle of Baia NERFINISHED
Battle of Podul Înalt NERFINISHED
Battle of Vaslui NERFINISHED
Moldavian–Hungarian conflicts NERFINISHED
Moldavian–Ottoman wars NERFINISHED
Moldavian–Polish wars NERFINISHED
garrisoned fortresses of Moldavia
historicalLanguageContext Romanian
notableCommander Alexander the Good NERFINISHED
John III the Terrible NERFINISHED
Stephen the Great NERFINISHED
operatedIn Principality of Moldavia NERFINISHED
partOf military history of Moldova
military history of Romania
primaryEnemy Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED
primaryRole defense of state autonomy
land warfare
recruitmentType feudal levy
mercenaries
peasant levies
region Eastern Europe
successor armed forces of modern Romania
task border defense
protection of trade routes
support of princely authority
usedBy rulers of Moldavia
voivodes of Moldavia
usedTactic ambushes
defensive warfare
fortified positions
scorched earth
usedUnitType artillery
cavalry
infantry
light cavalry

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Army of the Principality of Wallachia relatedTo Army of the Principality of Moldavia