However, the heroic counterattack of the Serbian army still caused massive casualties for the Austria-Hungary army. After the battle concluded, out of the 40,000 troops Austria-Hungary dispatched, less than 30,000 were able to continue fighting, while Serbia still had nearly 15,000 troops ready to engage further in the war.
After the loss of the border town Loznica, the Serbian army constructed a new defensive position approximately 10 kilometers to the east.
The drawbacks of being a small country are evident here. Serbia measures less than 300 kilometers at its longest and widest points from east to west and north to south, and the border town of Loznica is only about 100 kilometers from the capital, Belgrade.
This means the Serbian army's ability to retreat is limited—they cannot retreat dozens of kilometers to establish positions, only making minor withdrawals to find defensible terrain for constructing improvised positions.
