Battle of Bucharest

Battle of Bucharest
Part of the Romanian Campaign of World War I
Austro-Hungarian cavalry entering Bucharest on 6 December 1916
Date 25 November—3 December 1916 Location Bucharest, Romania Result Central Powers victory
Belligerents
Romania Russian Empire	German Empire Bulgaria Austria-Hungary
Commanders and leaders
Constantin Prezan	Erich von Falkenhayn August von Mackensen
Strength
150,000	250,000
Casualties and losses
60,000 soldiers 85 artillery pieces 115 machine guns	?

The Battle of Bucharest, also known as the Argeş-Neajlov Defensive Operation in Romania, was an important battle of the Romanian Campaign in World War I, in which the Central Powers occupied the Romanian capital and forced the Romanian Government, as well as the remnants of the Romanian Army to retreat to Moldova and re-establish its capital at Iaşi. The sheer number of troops involved, as well as the large area of operations, make it one of the most complex battles fought on Romanian soil during the war.

Bucharest was eventually liberated after the Central Powers' surrender in 1918.