page_title: December 1914
section_title: December 2, 1914 (Wednesday)
hierarchical_section_title: December 1914 / December 2, 1914 (Wednesday)
caption_attribution_description: English: Oskar Potiorek (20 November 1853 – 17 December 1933) was an Austrian general who served as the Austro-Hungarian governor of Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1911 and 1914. Deutsch: Oskar Potiorek Oskar Potiorek (* 20. November 1853 in Bad Bleiberg, Kärnten; † 17. Dezember 1933 in Klagenfurt) war ein Offizier der österreichisch-ungarischen Armee.
context_page_description: The following events occurred in December 1914:
context_section_description: Serbian campaign — In recognition of the occupation of Belgrade happening on the 66th anniversary of the ascension of Franz Joseph to the Austrian throne, army commander Oskar Potiorek informed the emperor that he was "laying town and fortress Belgrade at His Majesty's feet".
  Battle of Kolubara — Serbian forces took advantage of the lull in battle as Austro-Hungarian forces slowly regrouped to resupply and counterattack, with King Peter of Serbia accompanying his nation's army to the front to boost morale.
  The 6th, 8th, and 14th Australian Battalions arrived in Egypt and would participate in the Gallipoli campaign the following April.
  Jimmie Mercer, a county ranger for Pima County, Arizona, was mortally wounded in Pantano, Arizona when a rancher suspected of cattle rustling shot him in the leg before fleeing. Mercer died of his gunshot wound ten days later in a Tucson hospital. Mercer was such a respected lawman and pioneer in southern Arizona that a memorial of him was established at the Ciénega Creek Natural Preserve.
caption: Oskar Potiorek.
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