Raid on Ruse

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Raid on Ruse
Part of Romanian Campaign of World War I
Diagram of the Romanian attack
Date 27 August 1916 Location Ruse, Bulgaria Result Romanian victory Territorial changes The Austro-Hungarian Danube Flotilla retreats 130 km (81 miles) West along the Danube and is prevented from interfering in the subsequent Battle of Turtucaia
Belligerents
Romania	Austria-Hungary
Commanders and leaders
Constantin Niculescu-Rizea [ro]	Karl Lucich
Strength
3 torpedo boats (6 torpedoes)	5 monitors 4 armed boats 1+ barges
Casualties and losses
None	1 barge sunk Light damage to the Bulgarian port

The Raid on Ruse was the first naval action to take place on the Romanian front during World War I. It took place on the first day of the campaign, 27 August 1916, just as Romanian troops were crossing the border into Transylvania, then part of Austria-Hungary.