East of Weimar, hundreds of French skirmishers were engaging in sporadic harassing fire.
The Prussians on the opposite side also realized it was not the main battleground and lazily fired back.
The Prussian cannons on the nearby heights didn't even bother to glance this way, keeping their sights on the main French Army forces attacking the frontal defenses.
At half past two in the afternoon, the French skirmishers seemed bored and suddenly retreated to both sides.
The Prussian soldiers defending the left flank were about to breathe a sigh of relief, when they vaguely saw a large cluster of white figures in the distance.
Just a few minutes later, accompanied by the dense sound of drums and footsteps, the French Army columns had already charged to within more than 200 steps from the Prussian defense line.
The Prussian officers hastily ordered their soldiers to maintain formation and prepare to shoot.
