During the second half of October 1912, the Serbian army continued to occupy numerous Albanian regions, including Kosovo and elsewhere in the provinces of Lumë, Opoja, Vërrin, Gora, Has, Dibra, etc.

In the first week of November, after the Third Army captured Kosovo and the region of Dukagjin, it aimed to conquer northern and middle Albania in order to reach the shores of the Adriatic Sea.

Several paramilitary units preceded the expedition entering Lumë first, with their number going from 70 to 200, according to Jaša Tomić's book Rat u Albaniji pod Skadrom ('War in Albania and around Shkodra') of 1913.

Sixteen thousand coincides to two groupings formed with "Šumadija 1" and "Drina" units, which hurried to reach the Adriatic from the right side of the White Drin.

Including the second phase battalions which were severely damaged, the total number of the Serbian force equaled 21,800, excluding the paramilitary units.

The organizations of the Albanian resistance were led by Baftjar Doda, Xhafer Doda, Ramadan Zaskoci, Ramadan Cejku, Isjan Lika, Islam Spahija, Elez Isufi, Hoxha Mehmedi, Osman Lita, Cen Daci, Bajram Gjana, Jemin Gjana, Dervish Bajraktari, Muhtar Nika, Necip Bilali, Sylë Elezi, Ahmet Qehaja, and others.

To prevent the Serbian troops from crossing to the other side of White Drin, the Albanians organized an ambush in the villages of Shalqin, Domaj, and Gjinaj.

[1] An Ottoman telegram sent from Ohrid to Elbasan, dated 20 November 1912, reported that three officers and an "uncountable" number of soldiers, with around 1,000 rifles were captured by the Albanians.

Another telegram, dating 2 December, sent from Aqif Pasha Elbasani to Ahmet bey Zogolli, mentions that the Serbians lost six battalions.

[citation needed] General Janković ordered the annihilation of the Lumë tribe where the Serbian army massacred an entire population of men, women and children and burned 27 villages in the region.

Specifically the battle of Lumë secured the central Albania Adriatic coast, permitting Ismail Qemali and other Albanian representatives to disembark in Durrës since Vlorë was threatened by Greek forces, who had already landed in Himara.