 The attack commenced on 29 September 1916 on an front from Flămânda, near Oltenița, to Zimnicea in the direction of Mackensen's western flank, with the Romanian forces enjoying superiority in numbers of infantry personnel and artillery equipment.However, the Romanian attempt to cross the Danube was slowed by the Austro-Hungarian Navy's Danube Flotilla.On 1 October, two Romanian divisions crossed the Danube at Flămânda and created a bridgehead.