Murad simply couldn't figure out how only 10,000 French Army troops managed to completely seal off a five-kilometer-wide frontal line.
Helpless, he ordered the cavalry to form ranks and launch an assault against the nearest French Army infantry.
The French Hussars spotted the approaching enemy, and simultaneously, the hot air balloon in the sky sent out a warning to the 14th Infantry Regiment.
The French Army infantry, initially deployed in a double-line thin horizontal formation, immediately began changing formation.
A few minutes later, 2,500 soldiers had converted into two hollow squares, about 400 meters apart.
Meanwhile, a reinforcement force composed of over a thousand French Chest Armor Cavalry and Hussars quickly rushed into position.
Yes, Massena was controlling the wide frontal battlefield precisely in this way.
