Dobruja Campaign | |||||||
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Part of the Romanian Campaign (1916) | |||||||
Map of the Romanian campaign of 1916. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Allied Powers: Romania Russia |
Central Powers: Bulgaria Germany Ottoman Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Alexandru Averescu Mihail Aslan Constantin Teodorescu Andrei Zayonchkovski |
Stefan Toshev Todor Kantardzhiev Ivan Kolev Panteley Kiselov August von Mackensen 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 Bulgarian–German–Ottoman force, consisting mainly of the Bulgarian Third Army, and a Romanian–Russian force. The battle was part of the Romanian campaign towards the end of 1916. It ended with a Central Powers victory.