After the liberation of Thessaloniki (October 26, 1912) the Macedonian Army turned towards Western Macedonia. The Ministry of Defense recommended to the Chief of Army Staff, Throne Successor Constantine, to combine his offensive actions against the Turks in the area of the Monastery with the corresponding Serbian ones, in order to quickly clear the situation and capture the Turkish forces that were retreating to the south.
According to the εstimations of the Government, which made them known to the Army, there was a danger that the Turkish forces, in case of their escape, would turn to Epirus and strengthen the Turkish guard of Ioannina.
After the occupation of the Monastery by the Serbs, since the Greek Army did not catch up due to bad weather conditions and long distances, the Ministry of Military considered it appropriate to deploy two divisions for the liberation of Korytsa first and then the other cities of Western Macedonia. Συνέχεια