On 16 May and 17, the main Austrian army under Charles arrived in the Marchfeld, a plain northeast of Vienna just across the Danube that often served as a training ground for Austrian military forces.
16. ja 17. mail saabus peamine Austria armee Karli juhtimisel Marchfeldi, tasandikule Viinist kirdes, kohe üle Doonau, mida kasutati sageli Austria sõjaväe õppeväljana.