Svetozar Boroević

Svetozar Boroević, Croatian-Austrian field marshal (died 1920)

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Born: December 13, 1856
Died: May 23, 1920
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius
Birth year: 1856

About Svetozar Boroević

Svetozar Boroević von Bojna (or Borojević) (13 December 1856 – 23 May 1920) was an Austro-Hungarian field marshal who was described as one of the finest defensive strategists of the First World War. He commanded Austro-Hungarian forces in the Isonzo front, for which he was nicknamed the "Lion of Isonzo". For his service during the First World War, Boroević rose to the rank of Feldmarschall before the end of the war in 1918, becoming the first and only Austro-Hungarian field marshal of South Slavic descent.

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Career and life highlights

For his service during the First World War, Boroević rose to the rank of Feldmarschall before the end of the war in 1918, becoming the first and only Austro-Hungarian field marshal of South.

Svetozar Boroević timeline

1918For his service during the First World War, Boroević rose to the rank of Feldmarschall before the end of the war in 1918, becoming the first and only Austro-Hungarian field marshal of South Slavic descent.
1918For his service during the First World War, Boroević rose to the rank of Feldmarschall before the end of the war in 1918, becoming the first and only Austro-Hungarian field marshal of South.

The world when Svetozar Boroević was born

Svetozar Boroević was born in 1856. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

Top headlineRep. Brooks canes Sen. Sumner on Senate floor
Technology milestoneFirst synthetic dye (mauveine) discovered
World population~1.36B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderFranklin Pierce
U.S. population27.1M

1856 versus 2026

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Measure	1856	2026
Population	27.1M	341 million

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