Having retreated from the area of Cluj, the "21st Honvezi Infantry Regiment" acted defensively in accordance with the change of view of the Hungarian political and military administration.

Putting the Hungarian troops in defense at Ciucea allowed them, later, to have serious engineering works in the area in front of the Romanian Army Offensive of April 1919.

[3] In a historical and cultural sense, it represented one of the major passes through which access to Transylvania was achieved during medieval times.

[4] Following the efforts of the Government of Romania and the governing council of Transylvania, Banat, and the Romanian lands in Hungary,[5] the demarcation line was moved in January 1919[6] on the west alignment of Sighetu Marmații - Cicârlău, Maramureș - Ardusat - Băsești - Chilioara - Crișeni - Panic - Aghireș - Meseșeni de Sus - Şeredei - Pria - Ciucea - Ciuci - Zam.

[7] However, the Hungarian command claimed that no recognizes as a line of demarcation than the Armistice of Villa Giusti, as it had been confirmed and individualized by the Belgrade Military Convention of November 13, 1918.