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Battle of Sălătrucu

Battle of Sălătrucu was a battle fought in 1916 in what is now Romania. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. The recorded result: Romanian victory. Recorded strength: 7,500 against Unknown.

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Romanian Front in WWI - The first phase of the battle from Valea Oltului, october 1916
Romanian Front in WWI - The first phase of the battle from Valea Oltului, october 1916. Edmund Glaise-Horstenau (died on 20 July 1946), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1916
WhereRomania45.333N, 24.517E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeRomanian victory
BelligerentsKingdom of RomaniaagainstAustria-Hungary; German Empire
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown

Record

Date1916 (year precision)
PlaceRomania
45.333N, 24.517E
KindBattle, First World War
Strength7,500Unknown
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
  • Ioan Culcer
  • Nicolae Petala
Battle of SălătrucuBattle of SălătrucuBattle of the Olt ValleyBattle of SellenberkSecond Battle of NagyszebenSiege of FogarasBattle of Mount CsindrelBattle of the Olt ValleySiege of FogarasBucharestCraiovaPloieștiPiteștiBuzăuDrobeta-Turnu SeverinRimnicu VilceaTârgu Jiu100 km45.333N, 24.517E
Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in 1916

Battle of Sălătrucu 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 Q85745934, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Sălătrucu, revision 1370274996, 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.