▁It ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁larger ▁series ▁of ▁batt les ▁known ▁collect ively ▁as ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Gal icia . ▁The ▁battle ▁ended ▁in ▁a ▁defeat ▁of ▁the ▁Aust ro - H ung arian ▁forces . ▁ ▁Location ▁The ▁battle ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁a ▁river ▁in ▁Western ▁Ukraine , ▁an ▁historical ▁region ▁of ▁Gal icia . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁trib ut ary ▁of ▁D ni ester , ▁and ▁is ▁also ▁called ▁the ▁H ny la ▁L yp a ▁( ). ▁ ▁Over view ▁The ▁initial ▁Aust ro - H ung arian ▁off ensive ▁against ▁the ▁inv aders ▁in ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁Gal icia ▁was ▁a ▁success , ▁gain ing ▁vict ories ▁in ▁the ▁Batt les ▁of ▁Kra ś nik ▁and ▁Battle ▁of ▁Kom ar ów , ▁in ▁part ▁because ▁the ▁Russian ▁Army ▁had ▁expected ▁the ▁main ▁assault ▁to ▁come ▁further ▁the ▁south ▁near ▁L emberg ▁and ▁had ▁concentr ated ▁their ▁forces ▁there . ▁▁ ▁However , ▁when ▁the ▁Aust ro - H ung arian ▁Third ▁Army ▁under ▁Rudolf ▁von ▁Br ud ermann ▁advanced ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 6 ▁with ▁its ▁three ▁Army ▁Corps ▁( X II , ▁III ▁and ▁XI ), ▁it ▁encountered ▁a ▁large ▁Russian ▁army ▁consisting ▁of ▁the ▁eight ▁Corps ▁of ▁the ▁Third ▁and ▁E ighth ▁Arm ies . ▁Fight ing ▁on ▁the ▁Z l ota ▁Lip a ▁River , ▁the ▁out number ed ▁Aust ri ans ▁were ▁sound ly ▁defeated , ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁day ▁they ▁were ▁in ▁head long ▁retre at . ▁Army ▁group ▁Kö v