Fourth Battle of the Sonzo
Fourth Battle of the Sonzo On November 10, 1915, the Fourth Battle of the Isonzo began. Like the Third Battle of Isonzo, which had ended just a week earlier, the main target of this Italian offensive was the city of Gorizia, as well as the heights of the Plateau de Carso. Since the last battle, the Italian strength had increased from 19 to 28 Divisions and the Austro-Hungarians from 11 to 15 Divisions. The Italians had 1,374 artillery cannons compared to only 626 Austro-Hungarian cannons. On November 10, 1915, the Italians launched the offensive against the Austro-Hungarians along the entire Isonzo Front, under heavy rains and under continuous Austrian artillery. The Italians suffered great losses and gained little gains, but they also inflicted great losses on Austro-Hungarians when they retaliated. On November 13, after intense artillery shelling and a bloody bayonet load, the Italians managed to capture some key trenching positions. On November 18, the Italians began bombing Gorizia...