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[RO] Cutia se afla in apropierea locului unde a avut loc faimoasa batalie; povestea asa cum apare ea pe Wikipedia :

Batalia de la Calugareni, 23 august 1595, a fost unul dintre cele mai importante evenimente din istoria militara a poporului român. La Calugareni, oastea condusa de Mihai Viteazul a obtinut o stralucita victorie asupra ostilor otomane invadatoare conduse de Sinan Pasa.

Raportul de forte era net favorabil oastei otomane. Într-un raport al ambasadorului Spaniei, era scris:
"...dintr-o parte au intrat în lupta 20.000 de oameni ai marelui vizir, de cealalta parte cei 10.000 de mobilizati din partea Valahiei, multi mai putini comparativ cu puterea turca"

În fapt, asa cum precizeaza aceiasi sursa, cei 20.000 de militari reprezentau doar avangarda turceasca. Alte izvoare apreciaza efectivele otomane la 70.000 – 180.000 de oameni. În ceea priveste efectivele oastei românesti, se poate aprecia ca Mihai Viteazul a avut sub comanda sa cel mult 16.000 de militari si de un parc de artilerie de 12 tunuri mari de câmp. Acest raport de forte net defavorabil românilor explica alegerea facuta de voievod pentru terenul de la sud de Calugareni, care era împadurit, mlastinos, strabatut de râul Neajlov, în care deplasarea atacatorilor se putea face numai pe un singur drum, cu un punct obligatoriu de trecere peste podul îngust de peste râu. În acest spatiu, superioritatea numerica a turcilor nu a putut fi valorificata, configuratia terenului impunând atacul în valuri, fara a fi cu putinta desfasurarea larga pe flancuri.

 

[EN] The box is near the place where the famous battle took placel there is the story for Wikipedia :

The Battle of Calugareni was one of the most important battles in the history of mediaeval Romania. It took place on 23 August (13 August on old style calendar) 1595 between the Wallachian army led by Michael the Brave and the Ottoman army led by Sinan Pasha.

The whole Ottoman force was estimated to have between 70,000 and 180,000 troops. According to a report written by the Spanish ambassador only 20,000 Ottomans (who were an advanced detachment) took part in the battle, against 10,000 Wallachians.

Michael the Brave had in total about 16,000 and 12 large field canons, with Transylvanian, Hungarian troops, Serbian and Bulgarian haiduks under Stephen Bocskay and Sigismund Báthory. Because he had smaller forces, Michael the Brave chose a terrain that would negate the Ottoman's numeric superiority. South of the village of Calugareni, where the Câlnistea river flows into Neajlov river, the terrain is a muddy marsh, surrounded by forests. A narrow bridge over the Neajlov river was a mandatory pass point. The battle had three different phases.

Original idea : Mioritics
Rebuilt and maintained by : andrixnet

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[RO] yn enqnpvan habe trzrav [EN] ebbg bs gjvaf

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