Battle of Limanowa

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The Battle of Limanowa was a World War I Eastern Front engagement in late 1914 in Galicia, where Austro-Hungarian forces halted a major Russian advance toward Kraków.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War I battle
battle
alsoKnownAs Battle of Limanowa
surface form: Battle of Limanowa–Łapanów
belligerent Austro-Hungarian Army
Imperial Russian Army
combatType land battle
conflict World War I
continent Europe
coordinateLocation 49.7 N, 20.4 E
countryInvolved Austro-Hungarian Empire
surface form: Austria-Hungary

Russian Empire
endTime 1914-12-13
followedBy further Austro-Hungarian counteroffensives in Galicia
front Eastern Front
hasCause Russian advance into Galicia in 1914
hasParticipant Austro-Hungarian Army
surface form: Austro-Hungarian forces

Russian forces
historicalEra 20th century
involvedMilitaryBranch Austro-Hungarian land forces
Russian Ground Forces
surface form: Russian land forces
involvedRegion Central Europe
Eastern Europe
location West Galicia
surface form: Galicia

near Limanowa
militaryTheatre West Galicia
surface form: Galicia
near Kraków
notableFor preventing Russian capture of Kraków
use of cavalry in a late-1914 Eastern Front battle
partOf Eastern Front
surface form: Eastern Front of World War I

Austro-Russian front in Galicia
surface form: Galician campaign of 1914
precededBy early Russian successes in Galicia
primaryObjective to stop Russian advance toward Kraków
region Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria
surface form: Austro-Hungarian province of Galicia
result Austro-Hungarian victory
Russian offensive halted
significance major defensive success for Austria-Hungary on Eastern Front in 1914
startTime 1914-12-01
strategicEffect halted Russian advance toward Kraków
stabilization of Austro-Hungarian front in Galicia
theatre Eastern Front
timePeriod late 1914
year 1914

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Austro-Hungarian Army engagedIn Battle of Limanowa
Battle of Limanowa alsoKnownAs Battle of Limanowa
this entity surface form: Battle of Limanowa–Łapanów
Limanowa hasHistoricalSignificance Battle of Limanowa
this entity surface form: Battle of Limanowa in World War I