Due to the densely forested terrain, bad roads, and poor staff work, the Austrian columns were not mutually supporting.
All Austrian columns started at dawn.
By the afternoon of 14 January, Bonaparte defeated the other Austrian columns.
He crossed into the bridgehead in the afternoon and attacked the Austrian column on the east side, pushing it back with loss.
However, the French defenders ambushed the Austrian column and drove it out of the suburb.
His attack defeated the southernmost Austrian column and contributed greatly to the overall French success.
The three Austrian columns were unable to capture more than half the village.
On July 16th an Austrian column ousted the Italians from Cimego.
He was involved in an action against an Austrian column on 1 March 1793.
In a final calamity, one withdrawing Austrian column was cut off and captured.
