Third Battle of the Isonzo

Third Battle of the Isonzo
Part of the Italian Front
(First World War)

Eleven Battles of the Isonzo
June 1915 – September 1917
Date18 October – 4 November 1915
Location
Soča river, western Slovenia
Result Austro-Hungarian victory
Failed Italian offensive
Belligerents
 Italy  Austria-Hungary
Commanders and leaders
Luigi Cadorna (Chief of Staff of the Italian Army)
Pietro Frugoni (Commander of Second Army)
Emanuele Filiberto di Savoia (Commander of Third Army)		 Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf (Chief of the General Staff)
Archduke Eugen of Austria-Teschen (Commander of Southwest Front)
Svetozar Boroević von Bojna (Commander of Fifth Army)
Strength
338 battalions
130 cavalry squadrons
1,250 artillery pieces		 137 + 47 battalions
604 guns
Casualties and losses
67,008–80,000
10,733–20,000 killed
44,290–60,000 wounded
11,985 missing or captured		 41,847:
8,228 killed
26,418 wounded
7,201 missing or captured

The Third Battle of the Isonzo was fought from 18 October to 4 November 1915 between the armies of Italy and Austria-Hungary.

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