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Asiago Plateau MacKay Francis The defeat at Caporetto in 1917 forced the British to send troops to the Italian front, where some remained for the rest of the war. British positions were at 3,000 feet…
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The defeat at Caporetto in 1917 forced the British to send troops to the Italian front, where some remained for the rest of the war. British positions were at 3,000 feet elevation, flanked by mountains twice as high. June 1918 found British troops on the Asiago Plateau, 40 miles north of Venice.
The beloved Emperor Franz Joseph had died after a 68 year reign and the loyalty of Austria's multi-ethnic army to the new and untried Emperor Karl could not be guaranteed.The British positions were struck on the morning of June 15 by five Austro-Hungarian divisions, not as formidable as the Germans but containing many competent light infantry and mountain troops. Their Austrian opponents had one last chance for victory. Although the issue was in doubt, the British held onto their wooded and fog-shrouded positions.
The Austro-Hungarian Empire dissolved by year;s end, creating the
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