" The regimental adjutant came in and confirmed the news brought by Zherkov.

They were under orders to advance next day.

"We're going into action, gentlemen!" "Well, thank God! We've been sitting here too long!" Kutuzov fell back toward Vienna, destroying behind him the bridges over the rivers Inn (at Braunau) and Traun (near Linz).

On October 23 the Russian troops were crossing the river Enns.