There, on June the 10th, he turned fiercely at bay and dealt heavy losses to the French vanguard.

In vain did Soult's corps struggle up towards the intrenchments; his men were mown down by grapeshot and musketry: in vain did Napoleon, who hurried up in the afternoon, launch the fusiliers of the Guard and a division of Lannes' corps.

The Muscovites held firm, and the day closed ominously for the French.

It was Eylau over again on a small scale.
But Bennigsen was one of those commanders who, after fighting with great spirit, suffer a relapse.

Despite the entreaties of his generals, he had retreated after Eylau; and now, after a day of inaction, his columns filed off towards Koenigsberg under cover of the darkness.