857:). The Central Powers, disposing of an exceedingly strong concentration of mountain artillery and howitzers, delivered a frontal attack whose main weight was directed against the Romanian left center, around Mount Branu. After an entire day of very heavy fighting, the Romanians withdrew before the superior numbers of the Central Powers and their even more overwhelming superiority in artillery. The Romanian retreat from Nagybár was carried out with considerable skill and in perfect order. The Central Powers aimed to outflank the Romanians in the mountains, and reach the passes in their rear by a shortcut. Thus, the Central Powers force was divided in six columns, which attempted an extensive sweeping movement through the mountains. However, the Romanians kept their front intact, holding on strongly to the main range of the mountains as they executed a wheel to the right. The original Romanian front at Nagybár ran from north to south, but on 19 September the line extended from east to west, between Mount Tulisini (Tulișa) and Petrozsény (
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Rumanians generally fight very well. Reports have reached us from the Hatszeg sector about Romanian units which, having lost half their effectives, still continued the battle. Similar facts have been observed in other sectors.".
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