There remained only one exception during the early part of the
day, August 20, 1914. This was the Austrian forces on Kik, to the
northwest of Zavlaka. The Serbian reenforcements which, it will
be remembered, had originally been directed toward Marianovitche,
had been afterward sent westward, and at dawn on August 20 they
approached Kik in two columns. The left column occupied Osoye without
resistance, but in descending from that position, the Austrian
artillery opened fire on it.
An hour later the right column came up and opened an artillery
fire, and under cover of this bombardment a Serbian regiment reached
the foot of the mountain. As was afterward learned, the Austrians
at this point had had their machine guns destroyed by the Serbian
artillery fire, and by this time their own artillery had been sent
back, in preparation for the retreat. Consequently they were only
able to receive the Serbian attack with rifle fire.
At the height of this skirmish the extreme left of the Serbians
on Iverak, which had remained to guard against attack from this
quarter, moved over against the Austrians. The cross-fire was too
much for them; they turned and fled, leaving behind over six hundred
dead, the Serbians in this affair losing only seven killed. Jarebitze
was now occupied; the rest of the Serbians joined in the general
pursuit.
That night, August 20, 1914, the Austrians swarmed across the Drina,
fleeing for their lives.
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