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737:). Although this halt complied with the instructions received by Culcer, it allowed the Austro-Hungarians time to regroup and would have great repercussions later. By 3 September, this group of General Culcer's Romanian 1st Army occupied the important coal area between Hobicaurikány (
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661:. The Transylvanian coal-mining center of Petrozsény (
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681:Background
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167:Ioan Muică
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561:Retreat
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527:Slatina
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324:Livadia
239:Unknown
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