It was evident, then, that his intention was to relieve the Saxon army, in the first place.
The roads through the defiles were very heavy and difficult, but that afternoon the advance force reached Termitz.

Late in the evening the rest of the army arrived there.
A squadron of cavalry had been sent off, as soon as the vanguard arrived, to ascertain the movements of the enemy; and they returned, at ten at night, with information that the Austrians had crossed the Eger that day, and were to encamp at Lobositz.

The army at once moved on across the mountains and, after a very difficult and fatiguing march, arrived near Lobositz; and lay down for some hours in the order in which they had marched, taking up their position as soon as it was light.
[Map: Battle of Lobositz] The infantry were in two lines.

Their left was posted on a steep hill known as the Lobosch, part of whose lower slopes extended to the village of Lobositz.

A battery, with infantry supports, took post on a hill called Homolka, which commanded the whole plain between the two armies.