Third Battle of the Isonzo
E125574
The Third Battle of the Isonzo was a major 1915 Italian offensive against Austro-Hungarian forces along the Isonzo River that resulted in heavy casualties and minimal territorial gains.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Third Battle of the Isonzo canonical | 4 |
| Terza battaglia dell'Isonzo | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1013128 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Third Battle of the Isonzo Context triple: [Italian Front (World War I), majorBattle, Third Battle of the Isonzo]
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Second Battle of the Isonzo
The Second Battle of the Isonzo was a 1915 World War I offensive in which Italian forces launched a costly but largely unsuccessful assault against Austro-Hungarian positions along the Isonzo River.
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First Battle of the Isonzo
The First Battle of the Isonzo was a 1915 World War I offensive in which Italian forces unsuccessfully attempted to break Austro-Hungarian defenses along the Isonzo River, marking the start of a long and costly series of battles on that front.
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Battle of Sidi Barrani
The Battle of Sidi Barrani was a key early World War II engagement in December 1940 in which British and Commonwealth forces launched a successful offensive against Italian troops in Egypt, marking the opening phase of the North African Campaign.
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Battle of the Volturno Line
The Battle of the Volturno Line was a World War II campaign in southern Italy in late 1943, where Allied forces fought to break through German defensive positions along the Volturno River as they advanced northward up the Italian peninsula.
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Battle of Petrovaradin
The Battle of Petrovaradin was a major 1716 clash between Habsburg and Ottoman forces in which Prince Eugene of Savoy secured a decisive victory that helped halt Ottoman expansion into Central Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Third Battle of the Isonzo Target entity description: The Third Battle of the Isonzo was a major 1915 Italian offensive against Austro-Hungarian forces along the Isonzo River that resulted in heavy casualties and minimal territorial gains.
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A.
Second Battle of the Isonzo
The Second Battle of the Isonzo was a 1915 World War I offensive in which Italian forces launched a costly but largely unsuccessful assault against Austro-Hungarian positions along the Isonzo River.
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B.
First Battle of the Isonzo
The First Battle of the Isonzo was a 1915 World War I offensive in which Italian forces unsuccessfully attempted to break Austro-Hungarian defenses along the Isonzo River, marking the start of a long and costly series of battles on that front.
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C.
Battle of Sidi Barrani
The Battle of Sidi Barrani was a key early World War II engagement in December 1940 in which British and Commonwealth forces launched a successful offensive against Italian troops in Egypt, marking the opening phase of the North African Campaign.
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D.
Battle of the Volturno Line
The Battle of the Volturno Line was a World War II campaign in southern Italy in late 1943, where Allied forces fought to break through German defensive positions along the Volturno River as they advanced northward up the Italian peninsula.
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E.
Battle of Petrovaradin
The Battle of Petrovaradin was a major 1716 clash between Habsburg and Ottoman forces in which Prince Eugene of Savoy secured a decisive victory that helped halt Ottoman expansion into Central Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Italian Front engagement
ⓘ
World War I battle ⓘ battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Third Battle of the Isonzo
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surface form:
Terza battaglia dell'Isonzo
|
| belligerent |
Austro-Hungarian Empire
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ |
| campaign |
Battle of the Isonzo
ⓘ
surface form:
Isonzo campaign
|
| casualties |
heavy Austro-Hungarian casualties
ⓘ
heavy Italian casualties ⓘ |
| characteristic |
frontal infantry assaults
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high casualties ⓘ intense artillery bombardment ⓘ |
| commander | Luigi Cadorna ⓘ |
| conflictIn | World War I ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Austro-Hungarian Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Austria-Hungary
Kingdom of Italy ⓘ |
| dateEnd | 1915-11-03 ⓘ |
| dateStart | 1915-10-18 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Fourth Battle of the Isonzo ⓘ |
| front | Italian Front ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early phase of Italian participation in World War I ⓘ |
| location |
Italian Front
ⓘ
surface form:
Austro-Italian Front
Gorizia sector ⓘ Isonzo River ⓘ Soča River ⓘ |
| militaryFront | Southwestern Front of Austria-Hungary ⓘ |
| notableFeature | limited tactical gains despite major offensive effort ⓘ |
| objective |
breakthrough of Austro-Hungarian lines on the Isonzo
ⓘ
capture of Gorizia ⓘ |
| outcome | Italian offensive repulsed ⓘ |
| partOf |
Battle of the Isonzo
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surface form:
Battles of the Isonzo
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| precededBy | Second Battle of the Isonzo ⓘ |
| primaryAttacker |
Italian Army (Kingdom of Italy)
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surface form:
Italian Army
|
| primaryDefender | Austro-Hungarian Army ⓘ |
| reasonForFailure |
difficult mountainous terrain
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insufficient Italian artillery preparation ⓘ strong Austro-Hungarian fortifications ⓘ |
| region |
Friuli Venezia Giulia
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surface form:
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
present-day Slovenia ⓘ |
| result | Austro-Hungarian defensive victory ⓘ |
| river |
Isonzo
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Soča River ⓘ
surface form:
Soča
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| strategicContext | Italian attempts to break stalemate on the Isonzo Front ⓘ |
| territorialChange | minimal Italian territorial gains ⓘ |
| theater | European theatre of World War I ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare |
mountain warfare
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trench warfare ⓘ |
| year | 1915 ⓘ |
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Subject: Third Battle of the Isonzo Description of subject: The Third Battle of the Isonzo was a major 1915 Italian offensive against Austro-Hungarian forces along the Isonzo River that resulted in heavy casualties and minimal territorial gains.
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