Editing Battle of Hohenlinden (section)

===Kollowrat and Grouchy's fight===
All Austrian columns started at dawn. Marching on the all-weather highway, Kollowrat's column made good time despite heavy snow. At 7:00&nbsp;am, his advance guard under General-Major Franz Löpper collided with Colonel [[Pierre-Louis Binet de Marcognet]]'s 108th Line Infantry [[Demi-brigade|Demi-Brigade]] of Grouchy's division. Defending deep in the forest, the 108th held their ground at first. However, General-Major Lelio Spannochi sent a [[grenadier]] battalion in a flank attack and drove the French back. Kollowrat committed General-Major [[Bernhard Erasmus von Deroy]]'s Bavarian brigade and a second grenadier battalion to keep the attack rolling.<ref>Arnold pp 229–230</ref>

As the Austrians burst from the tree line, Grouchy led a powerful infantry and cavalry counterattack. Kollowrat's troops reeled back as the 11th [[Chasseurs à cheval]] Regiment broke a square of grenadiers and the 4th [[Hussar]] Regiment overran an artillery battery. Both Spannochi and the wounded Marcognet became prisoners. Having lost five cannon, Kollowrat decided to suspend his drive until Latour and Riesch came up on his flanks. Anxious about his open left flank, he sent two grenadier battalions back in search of Riesch's column.<ref>Arnold, pp 230–233</ref>