Battle of Karánsebes

Battle of Karánsebes
Part of Austro-Turkish War (1788–1791)

Picture (drawn in 1795) showing Ottoman forces decline to Karánsebes
Date21–22 September 1788
Location
Caransebeș, near the Timiș River, modern day Romania
Result Ottoman victory
Territorial
changes
Capture of Karánsebes by the Ottomans
Belligerents
Habsburg monarchy Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Joseph II Koca Yusuf Pasha
Cenaze Hasan Pasha
Strength
80,000–100,000 soldiers 0 soldiers
Casualties and losses
Between 150 and 10,000 killed or wounded 0 casualties

The Battle of Karánsebes (Turkish: Şebeş Muharebesi; German: Rückzug von Karánsebes; Hungarian: Karánsebesi csata; Romanian: Bătălia de la Caransebeș) was a friendly fire incident in the Austrian army, supposedly occurring during the night of 21–22 September 1788, during the Austro-Turkish War of 1788–1791. Some historians have referred to the battle as "history's worst friendly fire incident".