Svetozar Boroević

**K.u.k. Feldmarschall**

Svetozar Boroević von Bojna
K.u.k. Feldmarschall; Svetozar Boroević von Bojna
	Borojević c. 1913
Nickname(s)	Lion of Isonzo
Born	13 December 1856; Umetić, Croatian Military Frontier, Austrian Empire; (now Croatia)
Died	23 May 1920 (aged 63); Klagenfurt, Austria
Allegiance	Austria-Hungary
Branch	Austro-Hungarian Army
Years of service	1872–1918
Rank	Field Marshal
Battles / wars	See battles World War I Eastern Front (1914–1915) Battle of the San river; Battle of Krakow; Battle of Limanowa; Siege of Przemyśl; Gorlice–Tarnów Offensive; ; Italian Campaign (1915–1918) Battles of the Isonzo (1915–1917) First Battle (1915); Second Battle (1915); Third Battle (1915); Fourth Battle (1915); Fifth Battle (1916); Sixth Battle (1916); Seventh Battle (1916); Eighth Battle (1916); Ninth Battle (1916); Tenth Battle (1917); Eleventh Battle (1917); Battle of Caporetto (1917); ; Second Battle of the Piave River (1918); Battle of Vittorio Veneto (1918); ;
Awards	Military Merit Cross,; Cross of the Order Star of Romania,; Persian Order of the Sun and the Lion,; Order of the Iron Crown (Austria),; Knights' Cross of the Order of Leopold,; Military Order of Maria Theresa

Svetozar Boroević von Bojna (or Borojević) (13 December 1856 – 23 May 1920) was an Austro-Hungarian field marshal who was described as one of the finest defensive strategists of the First World War. He commanded Austro-Hungarian forces in the Isonzo front, for which he was nicknamed the "Lion of Isonzo".

For his service during the First World War, Boroević rose to the rank of Feldmarschall before the end of the war in 1918, becoming the first and only Austro-Hungarian field marshal of South Slavic descent.