Battle of Karánsebes
The Battle of Karánsebes (Hungarian: Karánsebesi csata; German: Rückzug von Karánsebes; Romanian: Bătălia de la Caransebeș; Turkish: Şebeş Muharebesi) was a friendly fire incident in the Austrian army, supposedly occurring during the night of 21–22 September 1788, during the Austro-Turkish War of 1787–1791.
| Battle of Karánsebes | |||||||||
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| Part of Austro-Turkish War (1788–1791) | |||||||||
Picture (was drawn in 1795) showing Ottoman forces decline to Caransebes | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Habsburg monarchy | Ottoman Empire | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Joseph II | Koca Yusuf Pasha | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 80,000-100,000 | 0 (When The Ottoman Army arrived, the war was over.) | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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Legend: 10,000 dead Modern estimates: 1,000 dead | 0 | ||||||||
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