The Ninth Battle of the Isonzo was an Italian offensive against Austria-Hungary in the course World War I .

Austria-Hungary , although not a combatant , became Becoming relatively weaker as a much enlarged Expansion Serbia pushed Motion for union of the South Slavic peoples .

The Battle Hostile_encounter of Cer was a military campaign Military_operation fought Hostile_encounter between Austria-Hungary and Serbia in August 1914 , starting Process_start three weeks into the Serbian Campaign Military_operation , the initial military action of the First World War Hostile_encounter .

On 19 August , the morale of the Austro-Hungarians collapsed Destroying and thousands of soldiers retreated Escaping back into Austria-Hungary , many of them drowning Death in the Drina River as they fled Escaping in panic .

This plan Arranging was criticised Judgment_communication as Austria-Hungary could be a greater threat Judgment_communication than the German Empire .

However , General Aleksei Brusilov oversaw a highly successful operation Military_operation against Austria-Hungary that became Becoming known as the Brusilov Offensive , which saw the Russian Army make Getting large gains Earnings_and_losses .

The Entente promised Commitment the region of Transylvania ( which was part of Austria-Hungary ) in return for Romanian support Supporting .

Battle Hostile_encounter of Rawa ( also written as `` -Rava '' , `` -Rawa-Ruska '' , `` -Rava-Ruska '' , or `` -Rava-Russka '' ) was an early stage World War Hostile_encounter I battle Hostile_encounter between Austria-Hungary and Russia , between September 3–11 , 1914 .

The First Battle Hostile_encounter of the Isonzo was fought Hostile_encounter between the Armies of Italy and Austria-Hungary on the Italian Front in World War Hostile_encounter I , between 23 June and 7 July 1915 .

Historian Graydon Tunstall called Statement the Brusilov Offensive the worst crisis of World War I for Austria-Hungary and the Triple Entente 's greatest victory , but it came Motion at a tremendous loss Earnings_and_losses of life .