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SOUTH-EASTERN EUROPE

tunes would not have been so great had not the Serbian victory been so vast and thorough. The enormous number of sick prisoners for whom Serbia had no special accommodation were sent to different towns and villages. They brought contagious diseases into Serbia, which spread throughout the country and cost thousands and thousands of lives. Over 80 per cent. of the Serbian doctors fell victims to the spotted fever and other diseases while fighting against them. Many British doctors and nurses died also, sacrificing their noble lives on Serbian soil for the sake of the unity of the Serbian race and for the liberties of nations.

The position of the Austro-Hungarian Army Corps during the last engagements with Serbia was as follows—

The 17th Army Corps recently composed, formed the right wing, and operated on the front UzicéSuvobor; the 16th Army Corps on the line SuvoborRayac-Prostruga; the 15th along the river Lig; the 13th and the 8th farther north, along the Kolubara, and parts of the 9th Army Corps and General Krauss’s detachment, composed mostly of parts of the 4th Army Corps, operated along the Save round Belgrade. All the units at the beginning of November were brought up to normal strength. Thus the 16th Army Corps had exactly seventy-two battalions—about 75,000 rifles—but the newly combined 17th Army Corps

was considered to be the strongest. The others K 129