Second Battle of the Isonzo
E123821
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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Second Battle of the Isonzo canonical | 4 |
| Second Isonzo | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1013127 — 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: Second Battle of the Isonzo Context triple: [Italian Front (World War I), majorBattle, Second Battle of the Isonzo]
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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.
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Battle of Ortona
The Battle of Ortona was a brutal, house-to-house engagement in December 1943 between Canadian and German forces in the Italian town of Ortona, often called “Little Stalingrad” for its intensity and high casualties.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Second Battle of the Isonzo Target entity description: 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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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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.
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E.
Battle of Ortona
The Battle of Ortona was a brutal, house-to-house engagement in December 1943 between Canadian and German forces in the Italian town of Ortona, often called “Little Stalingrad” for its intensity and high casualties.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War I battle
ⓘ
battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Second Battle of the Isonzo
ⓘ
surface form:
Second Isonzo
|
| attacker | Italian forces ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Austro-Hungarian Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Austria-Hungary
Kingdom of Italy ⓘ |
| campaign |
Battle of the Isonzo
ⓘ
surface form:
Isonzo battles
|
| casualties |
heavy Austro-Hungarian casualties
ⓘ
heavy Italian casualties ⓘ |
| characteristic |
heavy artillery bombardments
ⓘ
high casualties ⓘ mountain warfare ⓘ trench warfare ⓘ |
| combatant1 |
Italian Army (Kingdom of Italy)
ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Army
|
| combatant2 | Austro-Hungarian Army ⓘ |
| commander1 | Luigi Cadorna ⓘ |
| commander2 | Svetozar Boroević ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| country |
Austro-Hungarian Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Austria-Hungary
Italy ⓘ |
| countryOfAttacker | Kingdom of Italy ⓘ |
| countryOfDefender |
Austro-Hungarian Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Austria-Hungary
|
| dateEnd | 1915-08-03 ⓘ |
| dateStart | 1915-07-18 ⓘ |
| defender | Austro-Hungarian forces ⓘ |
| followedBy | Third Battle of the Isonzo ⓘ |
| front | Italian Front ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early phase of Italian participation in World War I ⓘ |
| location |
Austro-Hungarian Littoral
ⓘ
Gorizia ⓘ Isonzo River ⓘ present-day Italy ⓘ present-day Slovenia ⓘ |
| militaryOperationType | offensive ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
limited territorial gains for Italy
ⓘ
strong Austro-Hungarian defensive positions ⓘ |
| objective |
breakthrough across the Isonzo River
ⓘ
capture of Gorizia ⓘ |
| outcome | Italian offensive failed to achieve major breakthrough ⓘ |
| partOf |
Battle of the Isonzo
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surface form:
Isonzo campaign
Italian Front ⓘ |
| precededBy | First Battle of the Isonzo ⓘ |
| result | Austro-Hungarian defensive victory ⓘ |
| river |
Isonzo
ⓘ
Soča River ⓘ
surface form:
Soča
|
| strategicContext | Italian attempts to seize territory from Austria-Hungary ⓘ |
| theatre | European theatre of World War I ⓘ |
| year | 1915 ⓘ |
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Subject: Second Battle of the Isonzo Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (5)
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