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The First Battle of the Isonzo
firstworldwar.com Battles-The First Battle of Isonzo, 1915
Fought along the Isonzo River in Italy, between the Austro-Hungarians led by General Boroevic, and the Italians, led by Luigi Cardona. The Italian army had twice the men the Austro-Hungarians did, making them confident in their ability to win. However, they were defeated when they were prevented from crossing the Isonzo River because of Austria-Hungary's superior weaponry. -
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First-Twelth Battle of the Isonzo
All 12 battles were fought along the Isonzo River in Italy. -
The Second Battle of the Isonzo
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This battle occured 7 days after the first, but did not accomplish more than the first, other than more casualties. -
The Third Battle of the Isonzo
[firstworldwar.com Battles-The Third Battle of the Isonzo, 1915](www.firstworldwar.com/battles/isonzo3.htm)
In this battle, Italy continues unsuccessfully to push through the Austro-Hungarian to get through the Isonzo River. -
The Fourth Battle of the Isonzo
firstworldwar.com Battles-The Fourth Battle of the Isonzo, 1915
This was the final Isonzo battle of the year 1915, causing concerning casualties on both sides. The Italians managed to make slightly more progress getting through Austro-Hungarian defenses. However, they did not do enough damage to defeat them. -
The Fifth Battle of the Isonzo
firstworldwar.com Battles-The Fifth Battle of the Isonzo. 1916
This battle was much less bloody than the previous ones, but ended because of bad weather conditions. The Italians were aking much more progrees than they had before in getting through the Austro-Hungarian army. -
The Sixth Battle of the Isonzo
firstworldwar.com Battles-The Sixth Battle of the Isonzo,1916
This battle resulted in the Italians capture of a tranport road leading from Duino to Gorizia. The Austro-Hungarian army had to retreat, but this was a small and limited vistory for Italy considering their many casualties. -
The Seventh Battle of the Isonzo
firstworldwar.com Battles-The Seventh Battle of the Isonzo, 1916
The Italians attempted to focus on single targets to repeat their previous victory, but were unsuccessful. After a large amount of casualties, they retreated. They only succeded in wearing away the Austro-Hungarian manpower and weaponry availability. -
The Eighth Battle of the Isonzo
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This battle is simply a continuation of the Italian's efforts to gain an advantage over the Austro-Hungarians, with just as little success. -
The Ninth Battle of the Isonzo
firstworldwar.com Battles-The Ninth Battle og the Isonzo, 1916
This battle ended in heavy damage for both sides, the Austro-Hungarians finally recieved the assistance they requested from their German allies. The Italian's manpower continued to dwindle because of the continual offensive attacks they had performed in an attempt to break through the Austro-Hungarians. -
The Tenth Battle of the Isonzo
firstworldwar.com Battles-The Tenth Battle of the Isonzo, 1917
In the Italians attempt to change tactics in order to gain more ground from the Austro-Hungarians, the British and French were considering whether to provide them aid. The Austro-Hungarians counter attacked and undid most of the progress the Italians had made. -
The Eleventh Battle of the Isonzo
firstworldwar.com Battles-The Eleventh Battle of the Isonzo, 1917
In this battle, the Italians manage to gain quite a bit of land from the Austro-Hungarians, but after tireless assults, both sides cannot withstand more attacks. It was called off leaving both sides exhausted and slit up. -
The Twelth Battle of the Isonzo (The Battle of Caporetto,1917)
firstworldwar.com Battles-The Twelth Battle of the Isonzo, 1917
The Austro-Hungarian army, now aided by the Germans, were able to use their superior weaponry to significantly weaken the Italians, despite limited provisions. Their assaults were extremely successful and the battl eneded with numerou casualties on both sides.
