Battle of Finta (1653)

Battle of Finta (22px Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth & Seimeni Serb mercenaries & Hungarian mercenaries vs Cossack Hetmanate & border|20px Tatars & German and Austrian mercenaries) took place in 1653 during Moldavian campaign of Tymofiy Khmelnytsky.

Battle facts

• Year: 1653
• Date: 27 May 1653
• Era: Early Modern
• Conflict: Moldavian campaign of Tymofiy Khmelnytsky
• Side A: 22px Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Seimeni Serb mercenaries, Hungarian mercenaries
• Side B: Cossack Hetmanate, border|20px Tatars, German and Austrian mercenaries
• Commanders (A): Matei Basarab, Gheorghe Ștefan, Diicul Buicescul
• Commanders (B): Vasile Lupu, 20px Tymofiy Khmelnytsky
• Casualties: 1,000 Wallachians, 200 Poles and Lithuanians, 100 Serbs, 80 Hungarians (side A), 3,000 Moldavians, 7,000 Cossacks, 1,000 Tatars, all Germans and Austrians killed, the rest captured (side B)
• Outcome: Wallachian victory
• Coordinates: 44.798°, 25.799°

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Sources

Wikipedia article on Battle of Finta · Wikidata entry