A Great Day for France, Spain and the Rule of Law.

With the knowledge of the Ottoman march on Vienna and this recent development in regard to the Prince Eugene, Vendome vacillated for several hours. Were he to engage Eugene and win the decisive battle he sought against the Emperor, it was possible that Leopold would come to terms and avoid a siege of of the capital. Alternatively, Vendome ruminated on the risk of wasting time engaging the Austrians, only to discover the Ottomans already at the gates of his prized treasure in Austria. With no time to write to the King, he had no option but to make a decision there and then.

Upon deliberation with his Spanish and Bavarian allies, it has been decided that battle is to be sought with the forces of Eugene. Coalition forces are to be arrayed upon the high ground to the west of the city at Fürstenfeldbruck in expectation that Imperial forces will soon come into view over the horizon. Artillery positions are prepared and lines of battle are drawn in such a way as to maximize the effect of concentrated musket fire on the hapless advance columns of Eugene.