1916 September
Battle of Carso, 1st
Gains ground before being stopped by a the Austrian artillery & bad weather
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Luigi Cadorna
Chief of the Italian General Staff until the aftermath of Caporetto. This page combines historical context with 10 matching records drawn directly from the World History Database World War I battle archive.
Historical context
Luigi Cadorna: overview and significance
What happened?
Luigi Cadorna directed the Italian Army from Italy's entry into the war in 1915 until the defeat at Caporetto in 1917. His command oversaw repeated offensives along the Isonzo front.
Why was it important?
Cadorna's leadership became associated with repeated costly attacks, strict discipline and the severe crisis produced by Caporetto. He was replaced by Armando Diaz as the Italian Army reorganized behind the Piave.
World History Database records
Luigi Cadorna timeline
The records below are selected from the 572-record World War I battles archive and rendered as static HTML in chronological order.
1916
1916 October
Battle of Carso, 2nd
Resumes his attack & gains some ground but is stopped by bad winter weather
1917
1917 May
Battle of Carso, 3rd
Drives the Austrians from their trench lines from Kostanjevica to the Adriatic
1917 1st June
Battle of Carso, 3rd
The Austrians counter-attack but make only small gains
1917 4th September
Battle of Carso, 4th
The Auastrians discover plans to attack San Gabriele & mount a spoiling attack
1917 24th October
Battle of Caporetto
The Germans under von Bulow break through west of Isonzo & head for Caporetto
1917 25th October
Battle of Caporetto
The Germann Army captures Caporetto
1917 3rd November
Battle of Caporetto
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
1917 3rd November
Battle of Caporetto
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.
1917 3rd November
Battle of Caporetto
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.
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Sources and editorial review
Compiled and edited by World History Database.
Historical context is editorial material; the chronology is generated from World History Database First World War records.
Last reviewed: September 2026.
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