Eleventh Battle of the Isonzo
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The Eleventh Battle of the Isonzo was a large-scale 1917 Italian offensive against Austro-Hungarian forces along the Isonzo River that resulted in heavy casualties and set the stage for the disastrous Battle of Caporetto.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Eleventh Battle of the Isonzo canonical | 5 |
| 11th Battle of the Isonzo | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1013136 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eleventh Battle of the Isonzo Context triple: [Italian Front (World War I), majorBattle, Eleventh Battle of the Isonzo]
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Tenth Battle of the Isonzo
The Tenth Battle of the Isonzo was a large-scale 1917 Italian offensive against Austro-Hungarian forces along the Isonzo River, notable for its heavy casualties and limited territorial gains.
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B.
Ninth Battle of the Isonzo
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: Eleventh Battle of the Isonzo Target entity description: The Eleventh Battle of the Isonzo was a large-scale 1917 Italian offensive against Austro-Hungarian forces along the Isonzo River that resulted in heavy casualties and set the stage for the disastrous Battle of Caporetto.
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A.
Tenth Battle of the Isonzo
The Tenth Battle of the Isonzo was a large-scale 1917 Italian offensive against Austro-Hungarian forces along the Isonzo River, notable for its heavy casualties and limited territorial gains.
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B.
Ninth Battle of the Isonzo
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Italian Front engagement
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World War I battle ⓘ battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Eleventh Battle of the Isonzo
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surface form:
11th Battle of the Isonzo
Undicesima battaglia dell'Isonzo ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Austro-Hungarian Empire
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Italy ⓘ |
| campaign |
Battle of the Isonzo
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surface form:
Isonzo campaign
|
| casualties | heavy ⓘ |
| characteristic |
heavy casualties on both sides
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large-scale Italian offensive ⓘ |
| commanderForAustriaHungary | Svetozar Boroević ⓘ |
| commanderForItaly | Luigi Cadorna ⓘ |
| conflictIn | World War I ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Austro-Hungarian Empire
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surface form:
Austria-Hungary
Kingdom of Italy ⓘ |
| dateEnd | 1917-09-12 ⓘ |
| dateStart | 1917-08-18 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Caporetto
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Twelfth Battle of the Isonzo ⓘ |
| front | Italian Front ⓘ |
| frontLength | extended along much of the Isonzo sector ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
contributed to exhaustion of Italian forces before Caporetto
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one of the bloodiest engagements on the Italian Front ⓘ |
| location |
Gorizia sector
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surface form:
Gorizia front
Isonzo River ⓘ Julian Alps ⓘ Soča River ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
fighting on mountainous terrain
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intensive artillery preparation ⓘ |
| objective |
break through Austro-Hungarian lines along the Isonzo River
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capture positions on the Bainsizza Plateau ⓘ |
| partOf |
Battle of the Isonzo
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surface form:
Battles of the Isonzo
Italian Front ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Front of World War I
|
| precededBy | Tenth Battle of the Isonzo ⓘ |
| primaryAttacker |
Italian Army (Kingdom of Italy)
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surface form:
Italian Army
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| primaryDefender | Austro-Hungarian Army ⓘ |
| region |
northeastern Italy
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present-day Slovenia ⓘ |
| result |
Austro-Hungarian defensive success
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Italian offensive failed to achieve decisive breakthrough ⓘ |
| strategicConsequence |
set the stage for the Battle of Caporetto
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weakened Italian Army ⓘ |
| theater | European theatre of World War I ⓘ |
| timePeriod | August–September 1917 ⓘ |
| year | 1917 ⓘ |
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Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Italian Front (World War I)
this entity surface form:
11th Battle of the Isonzo