Battle of Bucharest

The Battle of Bucharest, also known as the Argeş–Neajlov Defensive Operation in Romania, was the last battle of the Romanian Campaign of 1916 in World War I, in which the Central Powers' combatants, led by General Erich von Falkenhayn, occupied the Romanian capital and forced the Romanian Government, as well as the remnants of the Romanian Army to retreat to Moldavia and re-establish its capital at Iaşi.

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1916-12-03T00:00:00Z

1916 Battle of Bucharest

1595-08-23T00:00:00Z

1595 Battle of Călugăreni

1821-01-01T00:00:00Z

1821 Wallachian uprising of 1821

1848-09-13T00:00:00Z

1848 Battle of Spiri Hill

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1916 Battle of the Argeş

1944-01-01T00:00:00Z

1944 bombing of Bucharest in World War II

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1526-01-01T00:00:00Z

1366 — 1526 Ottoman–Hungarian Wars

1420-01-01T00:00:00Z

1538-01-01T00:00:00Z

1420 — 1538 Moldavian–Ottoman Wars

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1449-01-01T00:00:00Z

1444 — 1449 Hungarian–Ottoman War

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Bundesarchiv Bild 183-R36187, Bukarest, Parade einziehender Truppen (cropped)

Bundesarchiv Bild 183-R36187, Bukarest, Parade einziehender Truppen

WWI Bucharest German panorama

Falkenhayn's cavalry entering Bucuresti on December 6, 1916

A newspaper announcement about the The Romanian Debacle in WWI

Field Marshall August von Mackensen arriving to Bucharest, 1916

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source

area	region	1330	Principality of Wallachia		Wikidata
area	region	1881	Kingdom of Romania		Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1595	Battle of Călugăreni	Ottoman Empire, battle, Principality of Wallachia	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1821	Wallachian uprising of 1821	rebellion	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1848	Battle of Spiri Hill	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1916	Battle of Bucharest	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1916	Battle of the Argeş	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	bombing of Bucharest in World War II	aerial bombing of a city	Wikidata
event	war	1366	Ottoman–Hungarian Wars	Ottoman Empire, Kingdom of Hungary, Wallachia, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Croatia in personal union with Hungary, Serbian Despotate, series of wars, Principality of Moldavia	Wikidata
event	war	1420	Moldavian–Ottoman Wars	series of wars	Wikidata
event	war	1444	Hungarian–Ottoman War	war, Ottoman Empire, Kingdom of Hungary	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1923	Societatea Pentru Exploatări Tehnice	arms industry, aerospace manufacturer, aircraft industry, business	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	2000	ROMARM	arms industry, business	Wikidata
organisation	military branch	1860	Romanian Naval Forces	navy	Wikidata
organisation	military branch	1924	Romanian Air Force	air force	Wikidata
organisation	military unit	1850	Gendarmerie	gendarmerie	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort 13 Jilava	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort 4 Tunari	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1899	Fort 1 Chitila	fort	Wikidata
site	museum	1923	National Military Museum	military museum	Wikidata
site	tower		Mogoșoaia Palace gate tower	gate tower	Wikidata
commons	image		Bundesarchiv Bild 183-R36187, Bukarest, Parade einziehender Truppen (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		Bundesarchiv Bild 183-R36187, Bukarest, Parade einziehender Truppen		Commons
commons	image		WWI Bucharest German panorama		Commons
commons	image		Falkenhayn's cavalry entering Bucuresti on December 6, 1916		Commons
commons	image		A newspaper announcement about the The Romanian Debacle in WWI		Commons
commons	image		Field Marshall August von Mackensen arriving to Bucharest, 1916		Commons
commons	image		Field Marshall August von Mackensen arriving to Bucharest, 1916		Commons

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