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Battle of Mărășești

Battle of Mărășești was a battle fought on 3 September 1917 at Mărășești, in what is now Romania; it lasted 5 days. It was part of the Romania in World War I, which ran from 1916 to 1917. The recorded result: Strategic Entente victory.

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Romanian troops at Mărășești in 1917, during World War I.
Romanian troops at Mărășești in 1917, during World War I.. Gheorghe Ionescu/Constantin Ivanovici/Tudor Posmantir/Eftimie Vasilescu/Nicolae Barbelian, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought3 September 1917lasted 5 days
WhereMărășești, Romania45.880N, 27.135E
OutcomeStrategic Entente victory
BelligerentsAllied Powers: Kingdom of Romania; Russian RepublicagainstCentral Powers: German Empire; Austria-Hungary
Part ofRomania in World War I1916 to 1917

Where it sits in the Romania in World War I

Battle of Turtucaia, 1916Battle of Dobrich, 1916First Battle of Cobadin, 1916Second Battle of Cobadin, 1916Battle of Robănești, 1916Prunaru Charge, 1916Battle of the Argeş, 1916Battle of Bucharest, 1916Battle of Mărăşti, 1917Second Battle of Oituz, 1917Battle of Mărășești, 1917Battle of Galați, 191819161918Battle of Mărășești, 1917
12 placed engagements of the Romania in World War I in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date3 September 1917
to 8 September 1917
PlaceMărășești, Romania
45.880N, 27.135E
KindBattle, First World War
Commanders
  • Constantin Cristescu
  • Eremia Grigorescu
  • Alexander Ragoza
Battle of MărășeștiBattle of MărășeștiBattle of FocșaniBattle of RymnikSecond Battle of OituzBattle of KagulBattle of VasluiBattle of FocșaniBattle of RymnikSecond Battle of OituzBattle of KagulBattle of VasluiChișinăuBrașovPloieștiBacăuPiteștiIzmayilBuzăuTulcea100 km45.880N, 27.135E
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Battle of Mărășești is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 124 in present-day Romania.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2889252, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Mărășești, revision 1370451066, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.