Mack reorganizes his army on October 12…
October 1805 CE
The units are organized similar to the French corps, except that Mack constantly shuffles the component units.
On this day, Mack issues a flurry of orders, each set countermanding the previous instructions.
In sum, he orders Jellačić to march south to the Tyrol, Schwarzenberg to hold Ulm, and Werneck to move north to Heidenheim an der Brenz followed by General-Major Johann Ludwig Alexius von Loudon's division of Riesch's corps.
This is followed by a council of war at which Mack decides to send Riesch along the Danube to destroy all the bridges.
In one speculative account, the real reason Mack sent Jellačić to the Tyrol was to get rid of Mayer, who led a brigade.
Historian Frederick Kagan will surmise that Mack was either confused or he deliberately scattered his army to give it a better chance to escape.
In any case, Mack soon issues a new set of orders that are similar to the last set.
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