Moldavian–Polish War (1530–1538)

Moldavian-Polish War (1530–1538)
Part of Polish-Moldavian Wars

Battle of Obertyn (1531)
Date1530–1538
Location
Result Polish victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Poland Moldavia
Commanders and leaders
Jan Amor Tarnowski Petru Rareș
Strength
1531: 5,619
1538:
1,800
1531: 17,000
1538: 20,000
Casualties and losses
1531: 256
1538: 900
1531: 8,746
1538: Unknown

The Moldavian–Polish War of 1530-1538 was an armed conflict between Moldavia and the Kingdom of Poland over Pokuttia, a small land on today's Ukrainian-Romanian border. The war ended with a Polish victory after the Battle of Obertyn in 1531 and the signing of a peace treaty in which Pokuttia remained part of Poland. However, Moldavian Hospodar Petru Rareș did not give up, invading Podolia in 1538 defeating a small Polish detachment at Seret, but he was unable to achieve greater success and withdrew to Moldavia which ended the war.