A 1620 battlefield defeat forced the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth into a desperate retreat
A massive Ottoman force overwhelmed the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth at the Battle of Cecora in 1620, sparking a desperate retreat that would lead to one of Poland's most tragic military disasters.
The Battle of Cecora began on September 17, 1620, pitting a Polish-Lithuanian force against a vastly superior Ottoman and Tatar army in present-day Moldova. Despite initial resistance, the Commonwealth forces were forced into a disastrous retreat toward the Polish border. The withdrawal turned into a massacre when the camp was overrun by Ottoman cavalry.
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