Conflict: | Battle of Cenei |
Partof: | Great Turkish War |
Date: | 1696 |
Place: | near Timișoara |
Result: | Ottoman victory |
Combatant2: | Ottoman Empire |
Commander1: | Frederick August I, Elector of Saxony |
Commander2: | Mustafa II |
Strength1: | total 60,000 40,000 infantry 20,000 cavalry[1] |
Strength2: | 35,000[2] |
Casualties1: | unknown |
Casualties2: | 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. The Ottoman army was led by Sultan Mustafa II. The Habsburg troops were led by Frederick August I of Saxony.