Initial Situation
On 22 August Korsakov and Hotze agreed that Korsakov with 22,000 men would line the lower reaches of the Aare River Limmat, and Hotze with 20,000 men would line the Männedorf Obersee Linth Glarus. On 28 August left the bulk of the troops of Archduke Karl and Switzerland Korsakov came to Zurich.
Masséna wanted to exploit the reclassification of Austrians and Russians. In Vogelsang / Stilli he wanted on 30 August exceed the Aare, nachstossen the enemy and include in Zurich. The river crossing was unsuccessful, and Masséna now planned a river crossing near Dietikon with a subsequent attack on Korsakov in Zurich.
On 25 August General Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov, in northern Italy, ordered the reinforcement of coalition troops in Switzerland. His troops marched until released on the 8th of September.
On 19 September, Masséna and his division commanders revealed the plan to contact the Division at Lorge Dietikon in regards to the Limmat and Korsakov attack in Zurich. In parallel, the Division was to attack Soult between Upper Lake Walen and the Linth Hotze. The aim was to beat Korsakov and Hotze, before the gain could intervene by Suvorov. The Dedon brigade commander reported that the boats were available for translation to the war yet upgraded bridge Rottenschwil.
On 24 September Suvorov's troops conquered the Gotthard Pass. This belated success was the joint struggle of Korsakov, Hotze and Suvorov impossible, but it led to the fact that his attack Masséna from 26th on 25 September brought forward.
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