What the records say
- When
- 1696
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 45.72° N, 20.90° E
- Description
- 1696 battle during the Great Turkish War
Placed at the town its title names, Cenei.
Battle of Cenei
Battle during the Great Turkish War
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. 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.
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