On 2 December, the Royal Serbian Army launched an unexpected sustained counterattack, decisively defeating the Austro-Hungarians at the Battle of Kolubara and recapturing Belgrade just a day after the establishment of Stjepan Sarkotic’s new military government, effectively ending his brief governorship and bringing the first Austro-Hungarian Serbian Campaign to an end.
On December 2, the Royal Serbian Army launched a surprise counterattack at the Battle of Kolubara, decisively defeating the Austro-Hungarians and recapturing Belgrade shortly after Stjepan Sarkotic’s new military government was set up. This effectively ended his brief governorship and concluded the first Austro-Hungarian Serbian Campaign.