Battle of Mărăști
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The Battle of Mărăști (Romanian: Bătălia de la Mărăști) was one of the main battles to take place on Romanian soil in World War I. It was fought between 22 July and 1 August 1917, and was an offensive operation of the Romanian and Russian armies intended to encircle and destroy the German 9th Army. The operation was planned to occur in tandem with the Nămoloasa offensive; however, this operation was abandoned before it began.
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Part of the 1917 Romanian Campaign of World War I | |||||||
Romanian Model 1912 105 mm howitzers firing during the Battle of Mărăști | |||||||
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56 infantry battalions 14 cavalry squadrons 228 batteries (52 heavy) 12 air squadrons |
28 infantry battalions 36 cavalry squadrons 142 batteries (6 heavy) | ||||||
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4,879 casualties (1,460 killed; 3,419 wounded or missing) |
9,600 casualties (2,200 killed; 4,700 wounded or missing; 2,700 captured) |
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According to General Alexandru Averescu, the commander of the Romanian Second Army at this major engagement, the Battle of Mărăști was the "first true victory in the history of the modern Romanian Army".[1]