Teufelswasser Bridge (part two)

The cavalry charge and countercharge.

And both sides fall back unable to gain an advantage.

Von Reiten brings the third battalion over the bridge.

His jager fire at the Altstein artillery.

More bluecoats arrive.

The heavies clash in the centre.

The fight is fierce and prolonged but the Eisenburg dragoons see off the Meissen Dragoons.

Von Reiten gets a nice line to defend the bridge.

The Alsteiners are getting into position.

On each flank. 

Von Reiten has guns firing over the river into the Altstein right flank.

His dragoons see off the Blue Hussars.

But another unit of Altstein dragoons arrives down the Hecksheim road.

The Hecksheim regiment attacks the Eisenburg line.

 But the line holds.

Supported by the artillery across the water von Reitens jager are holding off the Heydn Bruckers on the left flank.

But on the far flank the newly arrived Altsteiner dragoons rout the depleted Eisenburgers.

This is a major set back for von Reiten as his right flank is exposed. Time is getting on, surely the engineers must be nearly finished laying their explosives!.

To be continued...