In November 1734 the belligerents had begun diplomatic overtures at peace, mediated by the neutral British and Dutch to bring an end to the conflict.

Eugene was summoned to Vienna in September to participate in peace talks, leaving command of the German troops with the Duke of Württemberg.

Reichsgraf Friedrich Heinrich von Seckendorff, in command of the German right at Mainz, received permission from Württemberg to move against the French left in an attempt to push them back toward Trier and gain territory between the Meuse (Maas) and Moselle rivers.

Belle-Isle immediately began moving troops forward, adopting a defensive line along the Ruwer south of the Moselle.

Seckendorff reached Stromberg on the 5th, and was marching for Simmern the next day when an advance company of Hungarian cavalry encountered a detachment of French dragoons near Kirchberg.

The next day a French detachment (25 companies of infantry and 800 cavalry) assaulted the abbey and chose to retreat when German reinforcements from Wittlich arrived.

Seckendorff then ordered Baron Stein's entire brigade, including 300 recently arrived Illyrian troops, to Klausen.

Late on 19 October, he issued orders that the infantry of Georg of Hessen, and his left wing's cavalry, should cross the Moselle at 4:00 am and march to Klausen.

As the French forces came out of the defile and into the river valley, Coigny directed his left, 36 companies of grenadiers under Phelippes upstream toward Esch.

As it became clear that the bulk of the French army was coming, he sent 10 companies of grenadiers to hold the bridge at Rivenich, also sending 20 cavalry squadrons from the right to support the left.

With most of his forces arrived by 4:00 pm, Seckendorff decided to retake the bridge at Rivenich, while the two army centers engaged in an artillery battle across the Salm.

Coigny was prompted to retreat further by reports of a movement against his left flank near Föhren; this was only an imperial supply caravan bringing provisions to Seckendorff from Luxembourg.

A significant shortage of provisions forced Coigny to divide his troops on either side of the Moselle, a risky move with his enemy close by.

On 31 October Coigny learned that a cease-fire had been negotiated as part of the ongoing peace talks; this news was delivered to Seckendorff on 12 November.