Blucher was destined to be unable to send reinforcements to the battlefield in the east, but reinforcements from the Guard Corps arrived quickly.
Although there were only three Cavalry Squadrons, the joining of new French forces tipped the scales, becoming the last straw that broke the camel's back.
Mula shouted at his exhausted steed to push on, his eyes set on a small group of isolated Prussian Soldiers, ready to add another entry to his record of military achievements, but then he heard a Prussian officer shouting something from a distance.
He didn't understand German very well, and turned to look at his comrade from the northeastern provinces.
"They've surrendered!" he saw the latter waving his sabre and shouting excitedly, "We've defeated 5,000 Prussians!"