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Battle of Mojkova

Austria · Warfare / World War, 1st. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1916Date range
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1Places

Chronological records

1916

Franz Conrad von Hotzendorf5 January 1916

Mojkova · Warfare / World War, 1st

The Montenegrin Army was weakened by the harsh weather and lack of supplies. On 5 January 1916, they received a command to protect the retreat of the Serbian army to Corfu via Albania

Franz Conrad von Hotzendorf7 January 1916

Mojkova · Warfare / World War, 1st

On 7 January, the Austro-Hungarians launched a second attack on Montenegrin positions. The attack again failed, with heavy losses on both sides. Despite having a much stronger, larger, and better-equipped army, Austro-Hungarian forces abandoned their positions in Mojkovac on the 7th and retreated

Names involved

Franz Conrad von Hotzendorf

Provenance

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