The battle of Karánsebes



Belligerent: Drunken Austrian army vs Drunken Austrian army 

Winner: Sober Turks army

Casus belli : Aaaaa, the liquors are mine

The Battle of Karansebes took place in 1788 during the Austro-Turkish War. The Austrian army, composed of soldiers from various nationalities, was camped near the Timiș River in Romania.
On September 17, 1788, the Austrian vanguard crossed the Timiș River and, instead of finding Ottoman enemies, encountered a group of Romani people selling liquor. After a few too many drinks, the drunken hussars started arguing with the infantry who wanted to join the party.
The brawl escalated when someone shouted Turcii! (The Turks!), causing panic.
Austrian officers arrived shouting Halt! (Stop!), but the soldiers, confused, thought it was Allah! and began shooting at everything that moved.
The chaos was so great that even Emperor Joseph II ended up in a stream.
Two days later, the Turks arrived and found about 1,000 Austrian soldiers dead or wounded, without having fired a shot.

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