Raid on Ruse
The Raid on Ruse was the first naval action to take place on the Romanian front during World War I. It took place on the first day of the campaign, 27 August 1916, just as Romanian troops were crossing the border into Transylvania, then part of Austria-Hungary.
| Raid on Ruse | |||||||||
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| Part of Romanian Campaign of World War I | |||||||||
Diagram of the Romanian attack | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Romania | Austria-Hungary | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Constantin Niculescu-Rizea | Karl Lucich | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 3 torpedo boats (6 torpedoes) |
5 monitors 4 armed boats 1+ barges | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| None |
1 Barge sunk Light damage to the Bulgarian port | ||||||||
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