Thesedispositions, ofwhichtheFrenchhistorianswritewithenthusiasmandotherhistorianswithprofoundrespect, wereasfollows:
AtdawnthetwonewbatteriesestablishedduringthenightontheplainoccupiedbythePrinced'Eckmuhlwillopenfireontheopposingbatteriesoftheenemy.
Atthesametimethecommanderoftheartilleryofthe1stCorps, GeneralPernetti, withthirtycannonofCampan'sdivisionandallthehowitzersofDessaix'sandFriant'sdivisions, willmoveforward, openfire, andoverwhelmwithshellfiretheenemy'sbattery, againstwhichwilloperate:
Thecommanderoftheartilleryofthe3rdCorps, GeneralFouche, willplacethehowitzersofthe3rdand8thCorps, sixteeninall, ontheflanksofthebatterythatistobombardtheentrenchmentontheleft, whichwillhavefortygunsinalldirectedagainstit.
GeneralSorbiermustbereadyatthefirstordertoadvancewithallthehowitzersoftheGuard'sartilleryagainsteitheroneorotheroftheentrenchments.
DuringthecannonadePrincePoniatowskiistoadvancethroughthewoodonthevillageandturntheenemy'sposition.
GeneralCampanwillmovethroughthewoodtoseizethefirstfortification.
Aftertheadvancehasbeguninthismanner, orderswillbegiveninaccordancewiththeenemy'smovements.
'sdivisionandofthevice-King'sdivisionwillopenaheavyfireonseeingtheattackcommenceontherightwing.
Thevice-Kingwilloccupythevillageandcrossbyitsthreebridges, advancingtothesameheightsasMorand'sandGibrard'sdivisions, whichunderhisleadershipwillbedirectedagainsttheredoubtandcomeintolinewiththerestoftheforces.
