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Battles of the Isonzo

Battles of the Isonzo was a battle fought on 23 May 1915 at Soča, in what is now Slovenia; it lasted 2.4 years. It was part of the Italian Front, which ran from 1915 to 1918. The recorded result: Five Italian victories; Four inconclusive; Three Austro-Hungarian victories and final Central Powers victory.

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Northeastern Italy, 1915 - 1917 - Eleven Battles of the Isonzo, June 1915 - September 1917
Northeastern Italy, 1915 - 1917 - Eleven Battles of the Isonzo, June 1915 - September 1917. USMA (United States Military Academy), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought23 May 1915lasted 2.4 years
WhereSoča, Slovenia46.050N, 13.550E
OutcomeFive Italian victories; Four inconclusive; Three Austro-Hungarian victories and final Central Powers victory
BelligerentsKingdom of ItalyagainstAustria-Hungary
Part ofItalian Front1915 to 1918

Where it sits in the Italian Front

Battles of the Isonzo, 1915Battle of Monte Piana, 1915Battle of Hill 383, 1915First Battle of the Isonzo, 1915Second Battle of the Isonzo, 1915Third Battle of the Isonzo, 1915Fourth Battle of the Isonzo, 1915Fifth Battle of the Isonzo, 1916Sixth Battle of the Isonzo, 1916Battle of Doberdò, 1916Seventh Battle of the Isonzo, 1916Eighth Battle of the Isonzo, 1916Ninth Battle of the Isonzo, 1916Battle of Istrana, 1917Tenth Battle of the Isonzo, 1917Battle of Pozzuolo, 1917First Battle of the Piave River, 1917Battle of Monte Grappa, 191819151918Battles of the Isonzo, 1915
18 placed engagements of the Italian Front in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date23 May 1915
to 27 October 1917
PlaceSoča, Slovenia
46.050N, 13.550E
KindBattle, First World War
Commanders
Battles of the IsonzoBattles of the IsonzoBattle of Hill 383Fifth Battle of the IsonzoEleventh Battle of the IsonzoTenth Battle of the IsonzoFourth Battle of the IsonzoTenth Battle of the IsonzoVeniceGrazTriesteFerraraMariborBolzanoKlagenfurtPula100 km46.050N, 13.550E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

The ground today

Relief of the ground around the site of Battles of the Isonzo
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 50 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Battles of the Isonzo today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2023-10-07. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2023.

The recorded site stands at about 416 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from 77 to 815 m, 738 m of relief, steep country and today it is 94% tree cover, 6% grassland.

tree cover: 94%grassland: 6%tree cover 94%grassland 6%
west to east, 10.0 km77 to 654 mnorth to south, 10.0 km147 to 710 m
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 12 times between 1477 and 1917.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1915

Battles of the Isonzo is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 21 in present-day Slovenia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q681517, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battles of the Isonzo, revision 1384765619, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.