Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 12 engagements

Soča: contested ground

The ground around Soča was fought over 12 times between 1477 and 1917: 12 battles, in 3 different wars. All 12 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Battle of IsonzoBattle of Hill 383First Battle of the IsonzoFourth Battle of the IsonzoFifth Battle of the IsonzoSixth Battle of the IsonzoSeventh Battle of the IsonzoEighth Battle of the IsonzoNinth Battle of the IsonzoTenth Battle of the IsonzoEleventh Battle of the IsonzoBattles of the IsonzoBattles of the IsonzoZagrebVeniceVeronaGrazBanja LukaTriesteParmaFerrara200 km45.982N, 13.609E
12 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of Isonzo, 1477Battles of the Isonzo, 1915Battle of Hill 383, 1915First Battle of the Isonzo, 1915Fourth Battle of the Isonzo, 1915Fifth Battle of the Isonzo, 1916Sixth Battle of the Isonzo, 1916Seventh Battle of the Isonzo, 1916Eighth Battle of the Isonzo, 1916Ninth Battle of the Isonzo, 1916Tenth Battle of the Isonzo, 1917Eleventh Battle of the Isonzo, 191714771917
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
September 1477Battle of IsonzoSočaFirst Ottoman–Venetian War
23 May 1915Battles of the IsonzoSočaItalian Front
9 June 1915Battle of Hill 383Italian Front
23 June 1915First Battle of the IsonzoSočaItalian Front
10 November 1915Fourth Battle of the IsonzoSočaItalian Front
9 March 1916Fifth Battle of the IsonzoSočaItalian Front
6 August 1916Sixth Battle of the IsonzoGoriziaItalian Front
14 September 1916Seventh Battle of the IsonzoSočaItalian Front
10 October 1916Eighth Battle of the IsonzoSočaItalian Front
31 October 1916Ninth Battle of the IsonzoSočaItalian Front
10 May 1917Tenth Battle of the IsonzoSočaItalian Front
17 August 1917Eleventh Battle of the IsonzoSočaWorld War I

Contested ground is computed: recorded sites within six kilometres of one another, three or more engagements, in more than one war or across more than fifty years. Coordinates are those recorded in Wikidata and can be approximate.