The Strategy of Mak and the Russians in the Black Forest

Austrian general mak began to sense something wrong near the end of september. To the west of om, lay the black forest between his own position and the french border. Mah could get no hard information since the french cavalry blocked access to the north for reconnaissance. On october twentieth, finding out that the russians had decided not to come to his rescue, mach surrendered. Over 60 thousand austrian soldiers were taken prisoner with hardly a shot fired. It was one of the most splendidly bloodless victories in history.