It was to the Bavarians, who were actually behind the French army,
that the task fell of cutting off her retreat.
There, the Bavarians, and equally hated the Prussians,
and Austrians, and the French decidedto fight with former allies, but had planned to just smash a flank guarding force of about 20 thousand people.
However, their focus now is on this weekend's Bundesliga showdown as Dortmund look to prove their status as Germany's top side and
make amends for their heavy defeat to the Bavarians the last time they met.
It was there that the Bavarians, who equally hated both the Prussians,
the Austrians, and the French, decided to fight the former allies, although they planned to defeat only the flank guards with a force of about 20 thousand people.