According to Prit Buttar, "Conrad issued further orders to prepare for what he hoped would be a decisive blow by Auffenberg's Fourth Army.

Protecting the Austro-Hungarian Fourth army's rear, Joseph Ferdinand located his men north of Rawa Ruska.

Outnumbered two to one, the Austro-Hungarians continued to resist Russian advances, especially along Auffenberg's exposed northern flank.

Joseph Ferdinand had only one division to block Plehve's Russian V and XVII Corps, advancing from Komarów.

On 29 September, Auffenberg received a letter from Archduke Frederick stating, "...I call upon you to give to your Fatherland the greatest sacrifice that a soldier can be asked to make, that is, to report sick and to resign the command of the Fourth Army.

[4] She had at least three siblings ,one of them a brother who was enlisted in the army and stationed[5] at Przemyśl Fortress During the battle, Zenoch voluntarily brought water to wounded soldiers on the battlefield.