Dobruja Campaign

Dobruja Campaign
Part of the Romanian Campaign (1916)

Map of the Romanian campaign of 1916.
Date2 September – 25 October 1916
Location
Result Central Powers victory
Belligerents
Allied Powers:
 Romania
 Russia
Central Powers:
 Bulgaria
 Germany
 Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Kingdom of Romania Alexandru Averescu
Kingdom of Romania Mihail Aslan
Kingdom of Romania Constantin Teodorescu
Russian Empire Andrei Zayonchkovski
Tsardom of Bulgaria (1908–1946) Stefan Toshev
Tsardom of Bulgaria (1908–1946) Todor Kantardzhiev
Tsardom of Bulgaria (1908–1946) Ivan Kolev
Tsardom of Bulgaria (1908–1946) Panteley Kiselov
German Empire August von Mackensen
Ottoman Empire Mustafa Hilmi Pasha
Strength
Battle of Turtucaia:
19 battalions (initially):
39,000
36 battalions (end phase)
4 river monitors
8 gunboats
Battle of Bazargic:
46 battalions
17 artillery batteries
19 cavalry squadrons
First Battle of Cobadin:
70+ battalions and 41 squadrons:
4 river monitors
Second Battle of Cobadin:
116 battalions and 40 squadrons
Battle of Turtucaia:
31 battalions:
55,000
Battle of Bazargic:
23 battalions
10 artillery batteries
17 cavalry squadrons
First Battle of Cobadin:
62 battalions and 27 squadrons
Second Battle of Cobadin:
96 battalions and 28 squadrons:
71,581+ riflemen
Casualties and losses
25,000+ 20,000–40,000

The Dobruja Campaign was a major operation during the Romanian Campaign of World War I. It took place between 2 September and 25 October 1916 between a joint BulgarianGermanOttoman force, consisting mainly of the Bulgarian Third Army, and a RomanianRussian force. The battle was part of the Romanian campaign towards the end of 1916. It ended with a Central Powers victory.