The Battle of Heilzburg

The French suffered terrible casualties, but most of these men were veterans. They knew their best chance at survival was pressing home the attack and forcing the enemy gunners to abandon those cannon. Against all odds, they made incredible progress, seizing several Russian strongpoints including some serious fortifications. However, the coalition forces can are attacked, with Russian infantry and Prussian cavalry. The French were devastated. All eagle standards were captured,. In one area, the Prussian horsemen were able to push the French back beyond their starting positions, and charge into the rear. By now it was quite late in the day, but the sun sets stubbornly late in Poland and summertime. Fighting continued well into