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The Battle of Galicia
Austria-Hungary's main battle between Russia
Adia Cecil, Denis Medina, Brian Medrano
SummaryThe Battle of Galicia was a major battle between Russia and Austria-Hungary, also know as The Eastern Front.
Battles
Took place in the summer through mid-September in 1914, between the Russian armies and the Austria-Hungary armies.
Austria-Hungary celebrated victory during the beginning of the war, but the Russians number of fighters defeated the Austria-Hungary army.
On September 11, 1914 Austria-Hungarian was forced out of Galicia with 320,000 casualties and 130,000 soldiers taken prisoner by the Russian army.
Battle of Kraśnik
• From the 23-25 of August.
• Minor battle- apart of the Battle of
Galicia
• Between the Russians and the Austrians
• Austria-Hungary had an advantage with
More people
• This was the first battle Austria-Hungary
won in World War 1.
• This war involved cavalry- fighting with horses.
Eastern Front
The Eastern Front involved cavalry. As the battles began, nobody had time to make trenches because everything went so quickly, so the cavalry units were essential when they needed to get to their opponents quickly. The Western Front stopped using cavalry and started digging trenches, but the Eastern Front didn't’t have time for that.
Austria-Hungary in the War
This was a big loss for Austria-Hungary with 320,000 casualties and 130,000 soldiers taken prisoner by the Russian army. Austria-Hungary later on had to call for help from Germany, where they stepped in and helped Austria-Hungary.
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horses_in_World_War_I#Continental_Europe
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:EasternFront1914a.jpg
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/battles_krasnik.html