The attack on the Austrian left would entail pushing it back towards the Austrian centre, and in an even more unorthodox move De Gages asked Maillebois to take his troops beyond the extreme right of the line, encircle the Austrian right flank and fall on its rear.
The attack on the Austrian left would entail pushing it back towards the Austrian centre. De Gages asked Maillebois to take his troops beyond the extreme right of the line, encircle the Austrian right flank and fall on its rear. This was in an even more unorthodox move.