The Battle of Kerensebass

In September, word reached Joseph that the Ottoman Empire was on the march and had crossed the Danube. Though he and his troops were both sick and disheveled, Joseph insisted on taking command of an army 100,000 strong to meet the Turkish forces. On September 22, 1788, they found themselves spending the night in Kerensebass, in modern day Romania. A little while later, the camp heard something. The first was unmistakable. A gunshot from the other side of the water in the dark. Moments later, a call from the same location. Some of the scouts were out there, yelling back across the river to the camp. Turks, Turks, they cried