Rather , Moreau planned to cross the Rhine near Basel where the river swung to the north .
Napoleon Bonaparte offered a plan of operations based on outflanking the Austrians by a push from Switzerland , but Moreau declined to follow it .
Moreau planned to cross the Rhine near Basel where the river swung to the north .
Napoleon Bonaparte offered a plan of operations based on outflanking the Austrians by a push from Switzerland , but Moreau declined to follow it .