Ziethen dashed with his hussars upon the Austrian cavalry, drawn up to bar the way; defeated them, and drove them far from the field; while Hulsen's division of infantry carried the village of Preezer, on the Austrian flank, in spite of the Austrian batteries.

So far Frederick's combination had worked admirably.
Hulsen then attacked a wood behind it, strongly held by the Austrians.

Here a struggle commenced which lasted the whole day, the wood being several times taken and lost.

He was not supported, owing to a mistake that entirely upset Frederick's plan of battle.
While three miles away from the point where the attack was to be delivered, Mannstein, whose quickness of inspiration had largely contributed to the victory of Prague, now ruined Frederick's plan by his impetuosity.

The corn fields, through which his division was marching towards the assault of the Austrian left, were full of Croats; who kept up so galling a fire that, losing all patience, he turned and attacked them.
The regiment to which he gave the order cleared the Croats off; but these returned, strongly reinforced.