Commander in Chief1915
Appointed Commander in Chief
Historical person
Cadorna Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Cadorna, based on 13 World History Database records associated with Italy.
13 records1915–19177 events3 places
Chronological biography
1915
Commander in Chief1915
Appointed Commander in Chief
1916
Battle of Carso, 1stSeptember 1916
Gains ground before being stopped by a the Austrian artillery & bad weather
Battle of Carso, 2ndOctober 1916
Resumes his attack & gains some ground but is stopped by bad winter weather
1917
Battle of Carso, 3rdMay 1917
Drives the Austrians from their trench lines from Kostanjevica to the Adriatic
Battle of Carso, 3rd1 June 1917
The Austrians counter-attack but make only small gains
Battle of Carso, 4th4 September 1917
The Auastrians discover plans to attack San Gabriele & mount a spoiling attack
Battle of Caporetto24 October 1917
The Germans under von Bulow break through west of Isonzo & head for Caporetto
Battle of Caporetto25 October 1917
The Germann Army captures Caporetto
DismissalNovember 1917
Dismissed after the Italian defeat at the Battle of Caporetto
Battle of Caporetto3 November 1917
Austro-Hungarian and German forces advanced more than 100 km (62 mi) in the direction of Venice, but they were not able to cross the Piave River
Battle of Caporetto3 November 1917
Luigi Cadorna was forced to resign after the defeat. Italian losses were enormous, 11,000 were killed, 20,000 wounded and 265,000 taken prisoner, morale was so low among the Italian troops, mainly due to Cadornas harsh disciplinary regime, that most of these surrendered willingly.
Battle of Caporetto3 November 1917
The Piave serves as a natural barrier where the Italians could establish a new defensive line, held during the subsequent Battle of the Piave River and served as springboard for the Battle of Vittorio Veneto, where the Austro-Hungarian are defeated.
Titles and roles
Count · Commander in Chief
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.