Battle of Pozzuolo

The Battle of Pozzuolo was fought during the First World War between 29 and 30 October 1917, between two brigades of the Italian army and two divisions of the German Army and one division of the Austro-Hungarian Army at Pozzuolo del Friuli.

Battle of Pozzuolo
Part of the Italian Front (World War I)
Date 29–30 October 1917 Location Pozzuolo del Friuli Result Italian strategic victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Italy	Austria-Hungary  German Empire
Commanders and leaders
Giorgio Emo di Capodilista	Svetozar Boroević
Strength
1 cavalry brigade 1 infantry brigade	1 division Austrian Kaiserschützen 2 German Army divisions

The stand by the two Italian brigades allowed the majority of the Italian Third Army to escape before the Austro-Hungarian and German troops were able to cut the retreat routes after the disastrous Battle of Caporetto. While the two brigades were destroyed by the far larger German and Austro-Hungarian divisions, the Third Italian Army managed to cross the Tagliamento River and re-organize at the Piave River where the enemy's advance was finally halted.

The cavalry brigade that fought at Pozzuolo was renamed the Pozzuolo del Friuli Cavalry Brigade and a detailed history of the battle can be found in the brigade's article.

References

• Mario Silvestri, Caporetto, una battaglia e un enigma, Mondadori, 1984, (in Italian) ISBN 88-04-34116-5
• Italian Defence Forum, accessible at: http://www.paginedidifesa.it/2008/apicella_080414.html%5B%5D