Antoine Guillaume Delmas led the Advance Guard which numbered 10,510 soldiers, including 1,240 cavalry and 160 gunners with 12 artillery pieces.

The Center had two divisions under Louis Henri Loison and Honoré Théodore Maxime Gazan de la Peyrière.

Bon-Adrien Jeannot de Moncey led the Left Wing which numbered 13,020 infantry, no cavalry, and 420 gunners with 17 artillery pieces.

Louis-Nicolas Davout and Claude Ignace François Michaud commanded the Reserve with 10,910 infantry, 4,380 cavalry, and 1,100 artillerists with 103 guns.

[1][2] This force made a feint on Pozzolo whilst a temporary bridge was constructed at nearby Molino della Bolta.

[1] A second Austrian attack launched at 1:00 pm and was formed of Hungarian troops led by Konrad Valentin von Kaim.

The village of Pozzolo was bitterly fought over, changing hands a further three times before a final French assault secured it just before dusk.

[2] From 5:00 am on 26 December French troops constructed another bridge at Monzambano, under the cover of dense fog and supporting fire from 40 guns.

[5][6] Bellegarde withdrew his troops further to attempt to join with some reinforcements which allowed the French to cross the Adige river unopposed.