23 September – North Germany – Day 2

Napoleon orders 1^st corps to attack Kuhfelde, and his reserve to support

Blucher orders his reserve to march to support 2^nd corps

3^rd French corps occupies Dahre and secures the depot there

Napoleon deploys all of his infantry on his right, with cavalry and artillery on his left

When his reserve arrive they are also ordered to deploy on the left

He then forms both cavalry brigades into a division

He takes personal command of both the guard and reserve artillery

The infantry attack the outnumbered Prussian infantry on the right

Two brigades in the open are broken and rout

But the village garrison holds against the attack, despite 20% casualties

All four guard infantry brigades have casualties and withdraw to regroup

The French cavalry reserve are faced by combined cavalry, infantry and artillery

Napoleon deploys his combined artillery against the Prussians

They rout the infantry, but fail to weaken the cavalry and artillery

Napoleon is unwilling to commit his cavalry against such odds

All four French infantry brigades suffer casualties, and one breaks and routs

The Prussians suffer more casualties, and end the day with three brigades in rout

However they hold both the town and the village and can thus claim victory.