Fifth Battle of the Isonzo

Fifth Battle of the Isonzo
	Part of the Italian Front; (World War I)
	; Italian trenches at the beginning of the Fifth Battle of the Isonzo
Date	9–15 March 1916
Location	Soča river, western Slovenia
Result	Inconclusive
Belligerents
Italy	Austria-Hungary
Commanders and leaders
Luigi Cadorna; Pietro Frugoni; Prince Emanuele Filiberto;	Conrad von Hötzendorf; Archduke Eugen; Svetozar Boroević; Franz Rohr von Denta;
Strength
286 battalions (plus 90 in reserve); 1,360 guns;	100 battalions (plus 30 in reserve); 470 guns;
Casualties and losses
1,882 killed, wounded and missing	1,985 killed and wounded

The Fifth Battle of the Isonzo was fought from 9 to 15 March 1916 between the armies of the Kingdom of Italy and those of Austria-Hungary. The Italians had decided to launch another offensive on the Soča (Isonzo) River.