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Second Battle of Cobadin

Second Battle of Cobadin 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. It was part of the Romania in World War I, which ran from 1916 to 1917. The recorded result: Central Powers victory.

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Fought1916
WhereRomania44.244N, 27.936E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeCentral Powers victory
BelligerentsKingdom of Bulgaria; German Empire; Ottoman EmpireagainstKingdom of Romania; Russian Empire
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, 191819161918Second Battle of Cobadin, 1916
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

Date1916 (year precision)
to 1916
PlaceRomania
44.244N, 27.936E
KindBattle, First World War
Strength65 battalions and 28 squadrons; 60,207 riflemen; 18 battalions; 11,374 riflemen; 13 battalions; Total: 96 battalions and 28 squadrons; 71,581+ riflemen71 battalions and 8 squadrons; 45 battalions and 32 squadrons; Total: 116 battalions and 40 squadrons
Casualties and losses11,575+; 5,432; Unknown; Total: 17,007+Heavy; including 6,700 captured (from 19 to 21 October alone)
Commanders
  • August von Mackensen
  • Stefan Toshev
  • Todor Kantardzhiev
  • Ivan Kolev (general)
  • Panteley Kiselov
  • Mustafa Hilmi Pasha
Second Battle of CobadinSecond Battle of CobadinBattle of AdamclisiBattle of SilistraSiege of DorostolonSiege of Silistra (1854)Siege of Silistra (1828)BucharestConstanțaVarnaPloieștiRuseDobrichIzmayilCălărași100 km44.244N, 27.936E
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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Second Battle of Cobadin 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 Q3657549, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Second Battle of Cobadin, revision 1379624733, 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.