, ▁and ▁captured . ▁The ▁losses ▁were ▁in ▁vain ▁because ▁Napoleon ▁Bon ap arte ▁signed ▁the ▁Pre lim in aries ▁of ▁Le oben ▁with ▁Austria ▁the ▁same ▁day . ▁The ▁arm ist ice ▁halt ed ▁the ▁fighting ▁so ▁that ▁both ▁sides ▁could ▁negoti ate ▁a ▁peace . ▁The ▁action ▁occurred ▁during ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁Co al ition , ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁Revolution ary ▁Wars . ▁ ▁The ▁battle ▁The ▁battle ▁opened ▁with ▁an ▁Aust rian ▁can non ade ▁causing ▁an ▁attack ▁by ▁the ▁French ▁right ▁wing ▁on ▁the ▁Aust rian ▁left ▁wing ▁under ▁P ál ▁K ray . ▁After ▁several ▁attacks ▁against ▁the ▁key ▁position ▁on ▁the ▁Aust rian ▁right ▁near ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁B endor ff , ▁the ▁French ▁inf antry , ▁a ided ▁by ▁several ▁squad rons ▁of ▁ch asse urs , ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁dis l odge ▁the ▁Aust ri ans ▁from ▁this ▁position . ▁A ▁French ▁caval ry ▁charge ▁drove ▁the ▁Aust ri ans ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Say n . ▁Ho che ▁then ▁launched ▁a ▁column ▁under ▁Antoine ▁R iche pan se ▁in ▁the ▁purs uit ▁of ▁the ▁retre ating ▁Aust ri ans . ▁R iche pan se ▁succeeded ▁in ▁capt uring ▁seven ▁can n ons , ▁fifty ▁ca iss ons ▁and ▁five ▁Aust rian ▁colors . ▁The ▁French ▁inf antry , ▁supported ▁by ▁the ▁guns ▁of ▁François ▁Joseph ▁Le f eb vre , ▁managed ▁to ▁dis l odge ▁the ▁Aust ri ans ▁from ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Z olen berg , ▁causing ▁the ▁final