The infantry in their blue uniforms advanced toward the bridge at a run.

Smoke appeared again but at irregular intervals, and grapeshot cracked and rattled onto the bridge.

But this time Nesvitski could not see what was happening there, as a dense cloud of smoke arose from it.

The hussars had succeeded in setting it on fire and the French batteries were now firing at them, no longer to hinder them but because the guns were trained and there was someone to fire at.

The French had time to fire three rounds of grapeshot before the hussars got back to their horses.