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Friday, March 30, 2018

4 August 1813 - Nuremberg Campaign - Day 3


Schwartzenberg orders a general advance
1st and 2nd corps to attack and pin enemy at Kindling and Schwabach
3rd and 4th corps to occupy Wendelstein

9th and 11th Bavarian corps retreat having lost battle of Wendelstein

1st Austrian corps attack 12th Baden corps at Kindling
Austrian cavalry rout enemy cavalry, causing gunners to abandon guns
Infantry and artillery now free to approach town and fire on garrison
When garrison disordered infantry storm and take the town

2nd Austrian corps attack10th Bavarian corps at Schwabach
Austrians win cavalry melee and Bavarian light horse retire shaken
Jagers take right hand section of town
Bavarians hold left hand town section until nightfall, when they retreat.

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