First Battle of the Isonzo Alexa Kirton, Kenny Ly, Ben Smith, Gabby Salgado, Katie Earll.
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First Battle of the Isonzo
Alexa Kirton, Kenny Ly, Ben Smith, Gabby Salgado, Katie Earll
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Thesis
Through the use of fighting defensively down hill, in the first battle of the Isonzo, Austro- Hungarian armies were given an advantage in battles over Italian force and had little effect on WW1 but weakened both Austria-Hungary and Italy’s government as they suffered many deaths.
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Background
● Triple Alliance with Italy, Austria- Hungary and Germany (Since 1882)
● Treaty of London (1915) - Secret treaty with neutral Italy + Triple Entente
● June 23, 1915 Italy attacks Austria- Hungary o Along Isonzo River and Italian Alps
● Italian army outnumbered Austro-Hungarian forces 2:1
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Geography ● Isonzo River located on the border between
Italy and Austria-Hungary● Eastern sector of the Italian front ● Flows to the adriatic Sea ● 64 miles long ● Flanked by very mountainous regions on
either side ● Prone to flooding
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Style of Warfare
● Trench warfare was used● Artillery bombings and barrages were
common
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Italian Forces
● Led by commander Luigi Cadorna ● 225,000 troops involved● Attempted to fight offensively uphill
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Austro-Hungarian Forces
● Led by Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf● Had suggested pre-emptive strikes on Italy● Decided to stand their ground and settle into
their defensive position, fought defensively down hillo barricaded with barbed wire to easily defend Italian
assault
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Luigi Cadorna Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf
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Result of All Battles
● Italy lost 300,000 men and Austro-Hungarian lost 200,000 men
● Virtually all artillery lost● 6th battle- Italy made advances and crossed the Isonzo
river, gaining little land● 12th battle- Austro-Hungarian launched a surprise
attack on Italy, unable to defend themselves Italy accepted defeat
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Works Citedhttp://firstworldwar.com/battles/isonzo.htm
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-battle-of-the-isonzohttp://www.nzhistory.net.nz/files/images/italy-map-1000.jpg cla.calpoly.eduilbuonodelfriuli.attems.it