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Eagle River Review
Eagle River, Vilas County, Wisconsin
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Servians defeated Austrians in a seven-day battle on the frontier between Shabatz and Losnitza. Austrians retreated across the Drina River with heavy losses, including 15,000 killed or wounded; Servians captured 80 guns but incurred heavy casualties.
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Paris, Aug. 24.-The first detailed
account of the great battle between
the Servians and the Austrians, which
lasted for seven days in the territory
on the frontier between Shabatz and
Losnitza, has just arrived in Paris by
telegraph from Kragujevatz, sent by
Henry Barby, war correspondent of
the Paris Journal.
This battle ended in a victory for
the Servians. The Austrians precipi-
tately retired, seeking to recross the
river Drina. The Servian army pur-
sued them with drawn swords, inflict-
ing great slaughter. When the fugi-
tives reached the bridges the artillery
had already opened fire.
Rome, Aug. 24. A message from
Nish states that the latest reports of
the Austrian defeat at Losnitza are
that the Austrians lost 15,000 and that
the Servians captured eighty guns.
The Servian losses also were very
heavy.
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Territory On The Frontier Between Shabatz And Losnitza
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austrians lost 15,000 and the servians captured eighty guns. the servian losses also were very heavy.
Event Details
The great battle between the Servians and the Austrians lasted for seven days in the territory on the frontier between Shabatz and Losnitza. This battle ended in a victory for the Servians. The Austrians precipitately retired, seeking to recross the river Drina. The Servian army pursued them with drawn swords, inflicting great slaughter. When the fugitives reached the bridges the artillery had already opened fire. The latest reports of the Austrian defeat at Losnitza are that the Austrians lost 15,000 and that the Servians captured eighty guns. The Servian losses also were very heavy.