Kosovo, retreat from

In World War I, retreat of the Serbian Army before the advancing Austrians in November 1915. The Austrian army's sweep in north and central Serbia, combined with the Bulgarian army's advance in eastern Serbia, trapped the Serbian army in the Kosovo plain, leaving only the option of retreating southwest to Scutari (now Shkoder, Albania). The suffering on the retreat was terrible, many thousands dying from starvation and cold due to the harsh winter conditions and mountainous route.