Battle of the Argeș
| Battle of the Argeş | |||||||
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| Part of the Battle of Bucharest of the Romanian Campaign of World War I | |||||||
German map of the battle | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Kingdom of Romania Russian Empire |
German Empire Tsardom of Bulgaria Ottoman Empire Austria-Hungary | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Constantin Prezan |
Erich von Falkenhayn August von Mackensen | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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Romanian First Army 9 Infantry divisions 2 Cavalry divisions 150,000 soldiers |
Danube Army German Ninth Army 11 Infantry divisions 3 Cavalry divisions 175,000 soldiers | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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Unknown dead or wounded 60,000 prisoners | Unknown | ||||||
The Battle of the Argeș took place during the Romanian Campaign of World War I.on 1 December 1916. The battle was fought along the line of the Argeș River in Romania between Austro-German forces of the Central Powers and Romanian forces with the Russian imperial forces.