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; Russian Empire
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.