First Battle of Cobadin

First Battle of Cobadin
Part of Romanian Campaign (1916)
Date 17 September 1916 – 19 September 1916 Location Rasova, Cobadin, Tuzla; Romania Result Romanian-Russian victory
Belligerents
Bulgaria  German Empire  Ottoman Empire	Romania  Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Stefan Toshev August von Mackensen Mustafa Hilmi Pasha	Alexandru Averescu Andrei Zayonchkovski
Strength
55 battalions and 24 squadrons 4 battalions and 3 squadrons 3 battalions(initially) Total: 62 battalions and 27 squadrons[1]	Total: 70+ battalions and 41 squadrons[1]
Casualties and losses
Bulgaria 704 killed, 4778 wounded, 611 missing  German Empire unknown  Ottoman Empire 36 killed, 348 wounded 62 missing Total: 740 killed, 5126 wounded, 673 missing[2]	unknown

The First Battle of Cobadin, also known as the First Battle of the Rasova - Cobadin - Tuzla Line was a battle fought from 17 to 19 of September 1916 between the Bulgarian Third Army and the Russo - Romanian Army of the Dobrogea. The battle ended in Entente tactical victory and forced the Central Powers to hold their offensive and assume a defensive stance till the middle of October.

See also

• Second Battle of Cobadin

References

1. Тошев (2007), page 108
2. Министерство на войната (1943), page 390-395

Sources

• Министерство на войната, Щаб на войската (1943). Българската армия в Световната война 1915 - 1918, Vol. IX. Държавна печатница, София.
• Kiriţescu, Constantin (1926). Istoria războiului pentru întregirea României: 1916-1919/История на войната за обединението на Румъния. Войната в Добруджа. Печатница на армейското военно издателство, София.
• Тошев, Стефан (2007). Действията на III армия в Добруджа през 1916 год. Захарий Стоянов. ISBN 954-739-976-4.
• Pollard, A.F. (2006). A Short History of the Great War. BiblioBazaar, LLC,. ISBN 978-1-4264-2180-8.