Battle of Flondar

Battle of Flondar
Part of the Italian Front of World War I
Austrian assault troops on the Isonzo front in September 1917.
Date 3 – 6 June 1917 Location Monte Ermada, Italy Result Austro-Hungarian victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Italy	Austria-Hungary
Commanders and leaders
Prince Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta	Svetozar Boroević
Casualties and losses
1,400 killed	7,500 killed and wounded

The Battle of Flondar, also known as the defeat of Flondar (from the name of the most important hill reconquered by the Austro-Hungarians^[1]) took place during the First World War, consisting of a counterattack launched by selected Austrian units under the command of General Svetozar Borojević against the Italian positions around the Monte Ermada. Although outnumbered, the Austro-Hungarians surprised the Italian defenses and, using new assault tactics, managed to reconquer some important positions, thus giving relief to their front lines.

The defeat, albeit tactically limited, which cost heavy losses, including around 10,000 prisoners, to the Royal Army and around 7,500 to the Austro-Hungarians, was deplored by the Italian high command, which had underestimated the tactical innovations introduced by the Austrians, and instead held responsible an alleged moral weakness of the troops.^[2]