Fourth Battle of the Isonzo

The Fourth Battle of the Isonzo was fought between the armies of Kingdom of Italy and those of Austria-Hungary on the Italian Front in World War I, between 10 November and 2 December 1915.

Fourth Battle of the Isonzo
Part of the Italian Front
(World War I)

Eleven Battles of the Isonzo
June 1915 – September 1917
Date10 November – 2 December 1915
Location
Soča/Isonzo river, western Slovenia
Result

Italian victory

  • Italian offensive suspended
  • Conquest of important entrenchments
Belligerents
 Kingdom of 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)
Archduke Friedrich (Supreme Commander of the Austro-Hungarian 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
370 battalions
1,374 guns
155 battalions
626 guns
Casualties and losses
49,500 (7,500 dead) 32,100 (4,000 dead)
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