Battle of Mount Ortigara

Battle of Mount Ortigara
Part of the Italian Front of the First World War

Mount Ortigara summit
Date10–25 June 1917
Location
Southern Trentino, present-day Italy
46°0′36.000″N 11°31′18.998″E / 46.01000000°N 11.52194389°E / 46.01000000; 11.52194389
Result Austro-Hungarian victory[1]
Belligerents
 Kingdom of Italy  Austria-Hungary
Commanders and leaders
Kingdom of Italy Luigi Cadorna
Kingdom of Italy Ettore Mambretti
Austria-Hungary Arthur Arz von Straussenburg
Austria-Hungary Viktor Graf von Scheuchenstuel
Units involved
Kingdom of Italy 6th Army Austria-Hungary 11th Army
Strength
300,000
1,600 guns
100,000
500 guns
Casualties and losses
23,000 dead or wounded 9,000 dead or wounded
Battle of Mount Ortigara is located in Italy
Battle of Mount Ortigara
Location within Italy

The Battle of Mount Ortigara was fought from 10 to 25 June 1917 between the Italian and Austro-Hungarian armies for possession of Mount Ortigara, in the Asiago Plateau.

  1. ^ Gooch (2014), p. 222