By April, Napoleon had become worried about his strategic situation and the possible presence of large Ottoman forces in the vicinity. This resulted in more supervision of his subordinate and detailed instructions, which Kléber chaffed at. While in Nazareth, Kléber received news that a large Ottoman force was encamped near Mount Tabor, and saw a chance to make a name for himself. After taking the precaution to write to Napoleon of his intentions (but too late for Napoleon to respond), Kléber took his division of 2,000 men in the hopes of launching a daring night raid on the Ottoman camp. His plan was to march around the northern side of Mount Tabor to surprise the Ottoman forces at 2 AM.