Twelfth Battle of the Isonzo
| Battle of Caporetto | |||||||
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| Part of the Italian Front (World War I) | |||||||
 Battle of Caporetto and Italian retreat. |
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Austria-Hungary German Empire
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 Kingdom of Italy
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf
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Luigi Cadorna Luigi Capello
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Secondary attacks: South Tyrolean Army Group
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Second Army
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| Strength | |||||||
| ~350,000 soldiers 2,213 artillery pieces |
~874,000 soldiers 6,918 artillery pieces |
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| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 70,000 killed and wounded |
305,000: 10,000 dead 30,000 wounded 265,000 captured 3,152 artillery pieces |
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Major Central Powers victory
Svetozar Boroević Johann Ritter von Henriquez Otto von Below
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