Battle of Cer

Date: August 24, 1914 • Location: Krivaja, Serbia

The Battle of Cer ended with the first Allied victory of World War I.

The Battle of Cer was a military campaign fought between Austria-Hungary and Serbia in August 1914, starting three weeks into the Serbian Campaign of 1914, the initial military action of the First World War. It took place around Cer Mountain and several surrounding villages, as well as the town of Šabac.