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Seventh Battle of the Isonzo

Seventh Battle of the Isonzo was a battle fought on 14 September 1916 at Soča, in what is now Italy; it lasted 4 days. It was part of the Italian Front, which ran from 1915 to 1918. The recorded result: Italian tactical victory. Recorded strength: 240 battalions against 150 battalions.

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World War 1 - Italian Army: Seventh Battle of the Isonzo - Italian troops with a captured Austrian machine gun
World War 1 - Italian Army: Seventh Battle of the Isonzo - Italian troops with a captured Austrian machine gun. Italian Army Photographers 1915-1918, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought14 September 1916lasted 4 days
WhereSoča, Italy45.933N, 13.616E
OutcomeItalian tactical victory
BelligerentsKingdom of ItalyagainstAustria-Hungary
Casualties and losses17,000–21,000and20,000
Part ofItalian Front1915 to 1918

Where it sits in the Italian Front

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18 placed engagements of the Italian Front in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date14 September 1916
to 18 September 1916
PlaceSoča, Italy
45.933N, 13.616E
KindBattle, First World War
Territorial changeSoča River Valley, Slovenia
Strength240 battalions150 battalions
Casualties and losses17,000–21,00020,000
Commanders
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

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

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1916

Seventh Battle of the Isonzo is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 942 in present-day Italy.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q934807, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Seventh Battle of the Isonzo, revision 1370737949, 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.