 The Austrian Army and Archduke Charles , its commander @-@ in @-@ chief , had wintered with his army in the Bavarian , Austrian , and Salzburg territories on the eastern side of the Lech ; his force alone numbered close to 80 @,@ 000 troops , and outnumbered the French force by three to one . An additional 26 @,@ 000 , commanded by Friedrich Freiherr von Hotze , guarded the Vorarlberg , and further south , another 46 @,@ 000 , under command of Count Heinrich von Bellegarde , formed the defense of the Tyrol . The Austrians had already reached an agreement with Tsar Paul of Russia by which the legendary Alexander Suvorov would leave retirement to assist Austria in Italy with another 60 @,@ 000 troops . 
