When they saw that the centre had broken, the Elector and Marsin decided the battle was lost and, like the remnants of Tallard's army, fled the battlefield (albeit in better order than Tallard's men).
Da de så, at centrum var brudt sammen, besluttede kurfyrsten og Marsin, at slaget var tabt, og ligesom resterne af Tallards hær flygtede de fra slagmarken (om end i bedre orden end Tallards mænd).