Battle of Tser

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The Battle of Tser (Battle of Cer) was a key early World War I engagement in August 1914 in which Serbian forces repelled an Austro-Hungarian invasion, marking one of the first Allied victories of the war.

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Battle of Tser canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Tser ⓘ
Cerska bitka ⓘ
belligerent Austro-Hungarian Army ⓘ
Serbian Army ⓘ
casualties heavy on both sides ⓘ
commander Oskar Potiorek ⓘ
Stepa Stepanović ⓘ
commemoratedBy Cer Mountain memorials ⓘ
conflict World War I ⓘ
country Kingdom of Serbia ⓘ
date August 1914 ⓘ
endDate 1914-08-24 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Kolubara ⓘ
front Balkan Front ⓘ
involves Austro-Hungarian Fifth Army ⓘ
Serbian Second Army ⓘ
linked to: Serbian 2nd Army

Serbian Third Army ⓘ
locationCountry present-day Serbia ⓘ
notableFor first Allied victory in World War I ⓘ
opponent Austria-Hungary ⓘ
Kingdom of Serbia ⓘ
partOf Serbian Campaign of World War I ⓘ
place Cer Mountain ⓘ
Kingdom of Serbia ⓘ
precededBy Austro-Hungarian invasion of Serbia in 1914 ⓘ
result Serbian victory ⓘ
significance boosted Allied morale early in World War I ⓘ
demonstrated effectiveness of Serbian Army ⓘ
startDate 1914-08-15 ⓘ
strategicOutcome Austro-Hungarian offensive against Serbia repelled ⓘ
theatre European theatre of World War I ⓘ
year 1914 ⓘ

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Battle of Cer → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Tser ⓘ
Battle of Cer → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Tser ⓘ
subject linked to: Battle of Tser