At OEtscher and the Bridges, Friedrich found of his late Army not quite 3,000 men.

Even Wunsch is not there till next morning.

Wunsch with his Party had, early in the afternoon, laid hold of Frankfurt, as ordered; made the garrison prisoners, blocked the Oder Bridge; poor Frankfurt tremulously thanking Heaven for him, and for such an omen.

In spite of their Wagenburg and these Pontoon-Bridges, it appears, there would have been no retreat for the Russians except into Wunsch's cannon: Wagenburg way, latish in the afternoon, there was such a scramble of runaways and retreating baggage, all was jammed into impassability; scarcely could a single man get through.

In case of defeat, the Russian Army would have had no chance but surrender or extermination.
[Tempelhof, iii.