Serbian War | |||||||||||||||||
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Date: | 28 June, 1914 - March 15, 1916 | ||||||||||||||||
Location: | Serbia | ||||||||||||||||
Casus belli: | Austria-Hungarian Invasion of Serbia after assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand | ||||||||||||||||
Result: |
Austria-Hungarian Victory
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Invasion of Serbia |
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Battles: Battle of Cer - Battle of Drina - Battle of Kolubara |
The Serbian War was the invasion of Serbia by Austria-Hungary.
The Invasion of Serbia began on August 12, 1914. The Austro-Hungarian armies crossed the border into Serbia over the River Drina. Though Montenegro didn't declare war on Austria-Hungary, seeing the country as too large a threat to deal with on their own. This felt like a Great Betrayal to the Serbians at the time, the Balkan Betrayal.
There were many reasons for the invasion of Serbia by Austria-Hungary. Though the main reason was due to the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand by a member of the Black Hand gang.