▁charge ▁that ▁saved ▁the ▁situation . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁observation ▁bal lo on ▁and ▁may ▁have ▁gone ▁al o ft ▁during ▁the ▁day ▁to ▁make ▁reports . ▁During ▁the ▁battle , ▁J ourd an ' s ▁ 8 1 , 0 0 0 ▁French ▁troops ▁defeated ▁the ▁ 4 6 , 0 0 0 - man ▁Aust ro - D utch ▁army ▁under ▁Prince ▁Jos ias ▁of ▁Cob urg . ▁Each ▁side ▁suffered ▁about ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁cas ual ties . ▁Fle urus ▁marked ▁a ▁" turn ing ▁point " ▁and ▁the ▁Al lies ▁abandoned ▁Belg ium ▁within ▁a ▁month . ▁Mor lot ▁performed ▁not ably ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Ald en h oven ▁on ▁ 2 ▁October ▁ 1 7 9 4 ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁Sie ge ▁of ▁Ma astr icht . ▁▁ 1 7 9 5 – 1 8 0 1 ▁On ▁ 1 ▁October ▁ 1 7 9 5 ▁Mor lot ▁commanded ▁a ▁ 3 , 4 7 1 - strong ▁division ▁of ▁the ▁Army ▁of ▁Sam bre - et - Me use ▁at ▁A achen . ▁While ▁engaged ▁as ▁governor ▁of ▁A achen ▁and ▁the ▁lands ▁between ▁the ▁Me use ▁and ▁Rh ine ▁R ivers , ▁he ▁came ▁into ▁conflict ▁with ▁the ▁director ▁general ▁of ▁the ▁military ▁police . ▁The ▁out rag ed ▁official ▁accused ▁Mor lot ▁of ▁ext ort ion ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁rel ieved ▁of ▁command ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁October ▁ 1 7 9 6 . ▁Re inst ated ▁on