By November 26th of 1915 the Serbian military was forced to retreat and abandon their home country due to the combined might of Austria-Hungary, Germany, and Bulgaria. Ahead of them were the cold mountain passes of Albania through which they hoped to escape to the coast. However; with Bulgarian forces hot on their trail and Albanians raiding them, the Serbians still had to make desperate delaying actions along the way with what little supplies they had left. Serbia itself may have been overrun, but the army could still be saved.