Dupont sensed what was happening and preempted the Austrians by launching a surprise attack on Jungingen, during which he took as prisoner at least 1,000 of the Austrians.
Dupont kunne se hvad der var ved at ske og kom østrigerne i forkøbet ved at udføre et overraskelsesangreb på Jungingen, hvormed han tog over 1.000 østrigere til fange.