Bosnia-Hungary's Role In World War One
Austria-Hungary was the power whose territorial ambitions played a large part in the coming of war in 1914. Although head of an increasingly fossilized and outdated regime, the Habsburg emperor Franz Josef was an expansionist.
In 1914, his latest addition to the Austro-Hungarian Empire was Bosnia-Herzegovina. Bosnian Serbs resented Austrian rule and sought the protection of independent Serbia. It was one of these Bosnian Serb groups, the Black Hand, that assassinated the Crown Prince, Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo.
Austria, egged on by her German allies, quickly sent Serbia an ultimatum and declared war on the 28th July 1914. A few days later, on August 1st, Germany declared war on Russia - seen as the champion of the Slav cause by Serbs, Russians and Germans alike. Austria declared War on Russia a few days later, followed by a declaration of war on Belgium on 7th August. …show more content…
The Austro-Hungarian Empire encompassed many peoples, and so did its army. Poles, Czechs, Slovaks, Croats, Slovenes, Bosnians, Italians, Ruthenic and Jews fought in the army alongside the Austrians and Hungarians, and under Austrian and Hungarian officers.
After initial setbacks in Galicia (against the Russians) and Serbia, the Austrian army had more success in 1915, and by the middle of 1916 had conquered Serbia and Montenegro, pushed the Russians back from Poland and by the end of the year Romania had fallen to a combined German-Austrian-Bulgarian assault.
Similarly, the Italian attacks on the South Tirol and the Isonzo river had been repeatedly
In 1914, his latest addition to the Austro-Hungarian Empire was Bosnia-Herzegovina. Bosnian Serbs resented Austrian rule and sought the protection of independent Serbia. It was one of these Bosnian Serb groups, the Black Hand, that assassinated the Crown Prince, Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo.
Austria, egged on by her German allies, quickly sent Serbia an ultimatum and declared war on the 28th July 1914. A few days later, on August 1st, Germany declared war on Russia - seen as the champion of the Slav cause by Serbs, Russians and Germans alike. Austria declared War on Russia a few days later, followed by a declaration of war on Belgium on 7th August. …show more content…
The Austro-Hungarian Empire encompassed many peoples, and so did its army. Poles, Czechs, Slovaks, Croats, Slovenes, Bosnians, Italians, Ruthenic and Jews fought in the army alongside the Austrians and Hungarians, and under Austrian and Hungarian officers.
After initial setbacks in Galicia (against the Russians) and Serbia, the Austrian army had more success in 1915, and by the middle of 1916 had conquered Serbia and Montenegro, pushed the Russians back from Poland and by the end of the year Romania had fallen to a combined German-Austrian-Bulgarian assault.
Similarly, the Italian attacks on the South Tirol and the Isonzo river had been repeatedly