The Austrian advance nominally began on the morning after the Battle of Kraśnik, but only later in the day did the divisions fully get under way. In the late afternoon the lead elements of the Austrian V Corps catch up with the retreating Russian XVI Corps. Like almost every Austrian formation during the war’s early days, they of course immediately attacked.

The Austrians failed to make much impression on the Russians, who repelled repeated attacks. Both sides remained tired from the hard fighting of the previous days, and appear to have gladly embraced the falling darkness as an excuse to break contact. Neither of the armies in this campaign showed much willingness to engage in night combat.