strength:286 italian battalions (plus 90 in reserve)+1,360 guns VS
100 austrian battalions (plus 30 in reserve) 470 guns
Casualties and losses:1,882 italian Soldiers killed, wounded and missing VS
1,985 austrian killed and wounded

The Fifth Battle of the Isonzo was fought from March 9–15, 1916 between the armies
of the Kingdom of Italy and those of Austria-Hungary. The Italians, under immense pressure
from the French commanders, had decided to launch another offensive on the Soca (Isonzo) River
However, it was an offensive launched not after detailed strategic planning, but rather as a distraction
to shift the Central Powers away from the Eastern Front and from Verdun, where the greatest bloodshed
of the war was occurring. The attack was a result of the allied Chantilly Conference of December 1915