Daun perceives that the key of his ground is gone from him; that he will have to send a second Courier to Vienna.

And, above all things, that he must forthwith get across the Elbe and away.

Lucky for him that he has Three Bridges (or Four, including the Town Bridge), and that his Baggage is already all across and standing on wheels.

With excellent despatch and order Daun winds himself across,--all of him that is still coherent; and indeed, in the distant parts of the Battle-field, wandering Austrian parties were admonished hitherward by the River's voice in the great darkness,--and Daun's loss in prisoners, though great, was less than could have been expected: 8,000 in all.
Till towards one in the morning, the Prussians, in their half-moon, had not learned what he was doing.

About one they pushed into Torgau, and across the Town Bridge; found 26 pontoons,--all the rest packed off except these 26;--and did not follow farther.