Ninth Battle of the Isonzo
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The Ninth Battle of the Isonzo was a 1916 Italian offensive against Austro-Hungarian forces along the Isonzo River, marked by heavy casualties and minimal territorial gains.
All labels observed (1)
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| Ninth Battle of the Isonzo canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Ninth Battle of the Isonzo Context triple: [Italian Front (World War I), majorBattle, Ninth Battle of the Isonzo]
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Fifth Battle of the Isonzo
The Fifth Battle of the Isonzo was a brief, largely inconclusive Italian offensive against Austro-Hungarian forces along the Isonzo River in March 1916 during World War I.
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Eighth Battle of the Isonzo
The Eighth Battle of the Isonzo was a 1916 Italian offensive against Austro-Hungarian forces along the Isonzo River, marked by heavy casualties and minimal territorial gains.
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C.
Seventh Battle of the Isonzo
The Seventh Battle of the Isonzo was a brief Italian offensive against Austro-Hungarian forces along the Isonzo River in September 1916, notable for its limited objectives and minimal territorial gains.
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Sixth Battle of the Isonzo
The Sixth Battle of the Isonzo was a 1916 Italian offensive during World War I that resulted in the capture of Gorizia from Austria-Hungary and marked one of Italy’s few notable successes on the Isonzo front.
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E.
Fourth Battle of the Isonzo
The Fourth Battle of the Isonzo was a large-scale but indecisive 1915 Italian offensive against Austro-Hungarian forces along the Isonzo River, marked by heavy casualties and minimal territorial gains.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ninth Battle of the Isonzo Target entity description: The Ninth Battle of the Isonzo was a 1916 Italian offensive against Austro-Hungarian forces along the Isonzo River, marked by heavy casualties and minimal territorial gains.
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A.
Fifth Battle of the Isonzo
The Fifth Battle of the Isonzo was a brief, largely inconclusive Italian offensive against Austro-Hungarian forces along the Isonzo River in March 1916 during World War I.
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B.
Eighth Battle of the Isonzo
The Eighth Battle of the Isonzo was a 1916 Italian offensive against Austro-Hungarian forces along the Isonzo River, marked by heavy casualties and minimal territorial gains.
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C.
Seventh Battle of the Isonzo
The Seventh Battle of the Isonzo was a brief Italian offensive against Austro-Hungarian forces along the Isonzo River in September 1916, notable for its limited objectives and minimal territorial gains.
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D.
Sixth Battle of the Isonzo
The Sixth Battle of the Isonzo was a 1916 Italian offensive during World War I that resulted in the capture of Gorizia from Austria-Hungary and marked one of Italy’s few notable successes on the Isonzo front.
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E.
Fourth Battle of the Isonzo
The Fourth Battle of the Isonzo was a large-scale but indecisive 1915 Italian offensive against Austro-Hungarian forces along the Isonzo River, marked by heavy casualties and minimal territorial gains.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War I battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battaglia della Nona Isonzo ⓘ |
| attacker | Kingdom of Italy ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Austro-Hungarian Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Austria-Hungary
Kingdom of Italy ⓘ |
| campaign |
Battle of the Isonzo
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surface form:
Isonzo campaign
|
| casualties |
high Austro-Hungarian casualties
ⓘ
high Italian casualties ⓘ |
| characteristic |
heavy casualties
ⓘ
minimal territorial gains ⓘ |
| chronology | ninth in a series of twelve Isonzo battles ⓘ |
| commander |
Luigi Cadorna
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Svetozar Boroević ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| consequence |
exhaustion of Italian forces on the Isonzo front
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no decisive breakthrough achieved ⓘ |
| country |
Austro-Hungarian Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Austria-Hungary
Italy ⓘ |
| dateEnd | 1916-11-04 ⓘ |
| dateStart | 1916-10-31 ⓘ |
| defender |
Austro-Hungarian Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Austria-Hungary
|
| followedBy | Tenth Battle of the Isonzo ⓘ |
| forceType |
artillery
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infantry ⓘ |
| front | Italian Front ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| location |
Gorizia sector
ⓘ
surface form:
Gorizia front
Isonzo River ⓘ Soča River ⓘ |
| militaryFront |
Isonzo
ⓘ
surface form:
Soča–Isonzo sector
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| natureOfCombat | trench warfare ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
intense artillery bombardments
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stalemate on the Isonzo front ⓘ |
| objective | Italian attempt to break Austro-Hungarian lines on the Isonzo front ⓘ |
| outcome | Italian offensive repulsed ⓘ |
| partOf |
Battle of the Isonzo
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surface form:
Battles of the Isonzo
Italian offensives of 1916 ⓘ |
| precededBy | Eighth Battle of the Isonzo ⓘ |
| region |
Friuli Venezia Giulia
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present-day Slovenia ⓘ |
| result | Austro-Hungarian defensive victory ⓘ |
| strategicContext | Italian attempts to capture Trieste and break through to the Slovenian plateau ⓘ |
| theatre |
Italian Front
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surface form:
Italian Front of World War I
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| typeOfOperation | offensive ⓘ |
| year | 1916 ⓘ |
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Subject: Ninth Battle of the Isonzo Description of subject: The Ninth Battle of the Isonzo was a 1916 Italian offensive against Austro-Hungarian forces along the Isonzo River, marked by heavy casualties and minimal territorial gains.
Referenced by (4)
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subject surface form:
Italian Front (World War I)