Dobruja Campaign

Dobruja Campaign
Part of the Romanian Campaign (1916)
Map of the Romanian campaign of 1916.
Date 2 September – 25 October 1916 Location Dobruja, Romania Result Central Powers victory
Belligerents
Central Powers:  Bulgaria  Germany  Ottoman Empire	Allied Powers:  Romania  Russia
Commanders and leaders
Stefan Toshev Todor Kantardzhiev Ivan Kolev Panteley Kiselov August von Mackensen Mustafa Hilmi Pasha	Alexandru Averescu Mihail Aslan Constantin Teodorescu Andrei Zayonchkovski
Strength
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	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
Casualties and losses
20,000–40,000	25,000+

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.