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Austrians Fall For Cavalry Bait
- French cavalry screens were bait; Austrians marched into a trap around Ulm.
- The Grande Armée moved faster than Austrian planners expected under bitter winter weather.
Wertingen: A Near-Rout
- A 5,000-man Austrian detachment marched unsupported and was crushed at Wertingen.
- Against two-to-one odds they suffered 3,000 casualties versus ~200 French.
Dupont's Remarkable Counterattack
- Dupont attacked with 5,000 men against 20,000 Austrians and captured 6,000 prisoners.
- The victory owed as much to Austrian confusion and Mack's caution as to French bravery.