In one of the most daring moves of the king's career, Frederick divides his already small army to attack Daun from two sides. Frederick leads the main striking force on a long flanking march, while Zieten commands the detached corps.
Daun catches wind of Frederick's movement around his flank, and by the time Frederick's columns emerge from the woods, he has already turned to face him. With the artillery still far behind, Frederick attacks at once. Daun's guns shred the on-rushing Prussian grenadiers. Frederick attacks a second time with whatever troops are at hand, but this attack meets the same fate as the first. Prussian troops flee into the woods.
By this time, the cavalry has arrived on the field. General Holstein's troopers fight through enemy dragoons and strike the Austrian infantry in the flank, achieving some success, but General Lowenstein's troops force them back. Finally, Holstein's men are put to flight by a counterattack by General O'Donnell and three regiments of Austrian cavalry.
Meanwhile, on the opposite side of the hill, Zieten deploys in front of Daun's main position. After attempting and failing to force a crossing of the Rohr-Graben, Zieten's attack finally takes hold when Saldern's brigade finds an undefended causeway and Zieten's corps crosses there without opposition.
With Zieten's attack pressuring the Austrian lines from the south, one last push by the main army on the north, led by General Hulsen, makes the enemy position untenable. Daun is wounded and General O'Donnell, assuming command, orders a withdrawal.
