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Disputed casualty figures
- When
- 1788
- Where
- Austrian ranks during the 1788 campaign
- Part of
- Battle of Karánsebes
Bernard uncitedly claimed 10,000 casualties, but official reports attribute most 1788 campaign losses to malaria and dysentery.
Paul Bernard, author of a 1968 biography of Joseph II, made an uncited claim that the friendly fire incident caused 10,000 casualties. Although tens of thousands of casualties occurred within the Austrians' ranks during the 1788 campaign, official Austrian reports state that the vast majority resulted from disease, particularly malaria and dysentery.
Sources
- Battle of Karánsebes Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-28
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