Battle of Cenei | |||||||
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Part of Great Turkish War | |||||||
Sultan Mustafa II dressed in full armour | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Holy Roman Empire | Ottoman Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Frederick August I, Elector of Saxony | Mustafa II | ||||||
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.