ess ▁also ▁suffered ▁a ▁defeat ▁near ▁Br ze z ny , ▁though ▁it ▁managed ▁to ▁escape ▁despite ▁being ▁nearly ▁surrounded ▁by ▁the ▁E ighth ▁Army ▁of ▁Ale k se i ▁Br us il ov . ▁ ▁Franz ▁Con rad ▁von ▁H öt z endorf ▁ordered ▁a ▁new ▁line ▁of ▁defence ▁to ▁be ▁established ▁on ▁the ▁G n ila ▁Lip a ▁River . ▁The ▁Rus si ans ▁required ▁two ▁days ▁to ▁re group ▁their ▁troops , ▁which ▁gave ▁the ▁retre ating ▁Aust ri ans ▁time ▁enough ▁to ▁recover . ▁H öt z endorf ▁still ▁hoped ▁he ▁could ▁maintain ▁the ▁initi ative , ▁and ▁he ▁ordered ▁the ▁Aust rian ▁ 3 rd ▁Corps ▁to ▁attack ▁the ▁Rus si ans ▁near ▁Per emy sh li any . ▁Unfortunately ▁for ▁him , ▁the ▁Russian ▁forces ▁there ▁now ▁number ed ▁ 2 9 2 ▁batt al ions ▁with ▁ 1 , 3 0 4 ▁art illery ▁pieces , ▁against ▁the ▁Aust rian ▁ 3 rd ▁Corps ' ▁ 1 1 5 ▁batt al ions ▁and ▁just ▁ 3 7 6 ▁field ▁guns . ▁The ▁Aust rian ▁attack ▁was ▁easily ▁turned ▁back , ▁and ▁a ▁massive ▁Russian ▁counter att ack ▁sh atter ed ▁the ▁Aust rian ▁lines . ▁Kö v ess ▁also ▁failed ▁to ▁stop ▁a ▁superior ▁Russian ▁force ▁near ▁R oh at yn . ▁The ▁Aust rian ▁forces ▁retre ated ▁to ▁ ▁L emberg ▁( L v ov ), ▁having ▁suffered ▁ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁cas ual ties ▁and ▁lost ▁ 7 0 ▁of ▁their