Battle of Mezőlivádia

Battle of Mezőlivádia
	Part of the Battle of Transylvania of the Romanian Campaign of World War I
	; Mezőlivádia (Livadia) visible between the Romanian (red) and Central Powers (blue) lines
Date	8 – 12 September 1916
Location	Mezőlivádia and the surrounding area, Transylvania, Austria-Hungary (today Livadia, Romania)
Result	Romanian victory
Belligerents
Romania	Austria-Hungary; German Empire
Commanders and leaders
Ioan Culcer; Ioan Muică	Hermann von Staabs; Edwin Sunkel; Ludwig Berger
Units involved
1st Army 11th Division;	XXXIX Reserve Corps 187th Division 187th Regiment; ; 144th Austro-Hungarian Infantry Brigade;
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown total; ; 305 prisoners; 2 guns; Several machine guns

The Battle of Mezőlivádia was a military engagement fought between Romanian and Central Powers (German and Austro-Hungarian) forces during the Romanian Campaign of the First World War. It was part of the Battle of Transylvania. This battle is notable for being the first Central Powers counterattack against the Romanian invasion of Transylvania, as well as the first military engagement during the Battle of Transylvania to involve German forces. The battle resulted in a Romanian victory.

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