General Wrede
continued his advance east in pursuit of 1st Austrian division.
General
Lichtenstein held Rohrbach with the 2nd division of 1st
Austrian corps. He attempted to move
west to prevent Wrede crossing the river Danube. However the mass of 1st division
disordered his brigades and prevented him from doing so.
Wrede crossed
the river behind the screen of fugitives and deployed on the east bank. He then pushed forwarded and attacked
Rohrbach.
Once more
outnumbered two to one Lichtenstein watched as one brigade after another broke
and ran. As night approached he held
the town with his only remaining infantry brigade.
As Wrede prepared
to storm the town he received a message from Lichtenstein offering the
surrender of 1st Austrian corps.
To the south
8th French corps had moved north towards Obernzell to support
Wrede. But his advance was so swift
that they could not contact him.
Further south
9th French corps rested, resupplied and rallied their brigades after
taking possession of Vockabruck.
2nd
and 3rd Austrian corps had broken contact with the French and also
rallied and resupplied their shaken divisions.
At his
headquarters east of Wels Archduke Charles was too far from Rohrbach to be
aware that one of his three corps had just surrendered and that he had lost the
campaign.
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