The French army, which was advancing eastward on the south side of the Danube, managed to catch an isolated Austrian infantry regiment.

As the outnumbered Austrians retreated, Charles looked for a chance to throw a superior force against one of the French armies.

That opportunity came in late August when a cavalry brigadier Friedrich Joseph, Count of Nauendorf reported an opening.

Leaving Latour's army severely weakened, the archduke rapidly marched north with 27,000 troops to join with Wartensleben in defeating Jourdan at the Battle of Amberg on 24 August.

Unaware of Charles' maneuver, Moreau forged ahead and smashed the isolated Schröder Infantry Regiment Nr.