Battle of Cenei | |||||||
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Part of Great Turkish War | |||||||
Sultan Mustafa II dressed in full armour | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
total 60,000[1] 40,000 infantry[1] 20,000 cavalry[1] | 35,000[2] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
unknown | unknown |
The Battle of Cenei (1696) took place in the Banat of Temeswar (Timișoara/Temeshvar) between the Ottoman Empire and the Habsburg Empire. The Ottomans were victorious.[3] The Habsburg army numbered at most 40,000 infantry and 20,000 cavalry.[1] The Ottoman army was led by Sultan Mustafa II. The Habsburg troops were led by Frederick August I of Saxony.