The Battle of Baia was an important battle in the history of medieval Romania.It took place in 15 december 1467 between the moldavian voievode Stefan cel Mare and the famous hungarian king Mathiass Corvinus.The cause of the battle was the taking of fortress Chilia by moldavian forces, a fortress which belonged to the Hungarian kingdom.Thus , Mathiass Corvinus launched an military expedition against Moldavia.The main hungarian army, unawhere of a trap, entered Moldavia and went to the city of Baia.The moldavians, in the nigh of 15 december, put fire on the city, killing many hungarian soldiers, and then they charged the main hungarian army. Casualties on the hungarian side where very large, and Mathiass Corvinus himself was wounded by three arrows.At the begining of the battle the hungarian army was estimated at about 30 000 men, the moldavians numbering 40 000. . This article refers to the Moldavian voivod Ştefan cel Mare. ... Chilia can mean: Chilia, a branch of the Danube Delta Chilia-, a Greek numerical prefix for 1000 This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Moldavia (Moldova in Romanian) was a Romanian principality, originally created in the Middle Ages, now divided between Romania, Moldovan Republic and Ukraine. ... Moldavia (Moldova in Romanian) was a Romanian principality, originally created in the Middle Ages, now divided between Romania, Moldovan Republic and Ukraine. ...