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"As the enemy's left wing rests on wooded hills and his right

extends along Kobelnitz and Sokolnitz behind the ponds that are

there, while we, on the other hand, with our left wing by far

outflank his right, it is advantageous to attack the enemy's

latter wing especially if we occupy the villages of Sokolnitz and

Kobelnitz, whereby we can both fall on his flank and pursue him

over the plain between Schlappanitz and the Thuerassa forest,

avoiding the defiles of Schlappanitz and Bellowitz which cover

the enemy's front. For this object it is necessary that... The

first column marches... The second column marches... The third

column marches..." and so on, read Weyrother.