Campaign Move 17

1600 7^th September 1813

Archduke Charles has ordered 1^st Austrian corps to retire to Rohrbach, but to do so in coordination with 2^nd corps at Raab.

Lichtenstein orders his 1^st division to hold Obernzell, whilst his 2^nd division retreats to Rohrbach.   In doing so he runs the risk that he will not be able to concentrate his corps should he be attacked by 7^th Bavarian corps.

His two divisions are now a whole day’s march apart and worse still divided by the river Danube.

Both divisions are low on supplies, and he wants to resupply before ordering 1^st division to fall back to Rohrbach.

The Bavarians have made no move to take advantage of this opportunity.   But if they do so it is hard to see how 1^st division could withdraw over the river Danube without heavy casualties.