Soon afterward Melas arrived with three battalions of Austrians foot and some squadrons of the Archduke Joseph Hussars. Suvorov inspired the Russian columns by suddenly appearing at odd places along the line of march. If inspiration failed, Cossacks were employed to prod stragglers back into line. Chasteler's units hustled off to the south to block a turning movement by Dombrowski's division. The Bagration Jäger Regiment veered off to the north while the four Russian combined grenadier battalions were committed to battle near Castel San Giovanni.Duffy (1999), p. 95 Bagration approached Suvorov and half-voiced asked for permission to delay until at least some of the stragglers arrive, because the companies do not number even 40 men. Suvorov answered him quietly in his ear: "and MacDonald has not even 20 men; attack with God". Despite the odds turning against them, the French continued to mount spirited attacks. Gradually the Allies massed in two battle lines in front of Castel San Giovanni. Ott had held on with the help of Chasteler, and then the arrival of Melas, Suvorov and Bagration in very rapid succession built up the allies to a decisively superior 30,656 Austrians and Russians in regular troops alone (this is the overall numbers). Field Marshal Suvorov's orders for the forthcoming attack had in mind first of all to concentrate as large a force as possible; for this purpose officers were sent back to gather and bring the rest during the forced march on 17 June; orders were sent to Major General Nikolay Chubarov that he should hurry to join the army; besides, support from Kray was expected. However, neither Chubarov (he arrived on the 19th with 1,300 men) nor reinforcements from Kray arrived on that day, and the troops were reinforced only by stragglers, who were pulled up throughout the 18th of June and went straight from the march into the fray.
soOn AfTErward mELas aRrived wITh tHrEE bAttalions Of AUStrIans fooT And sOme SQuaDroNs oF the ArcHduKE JOseph hussars. SuVOROV InspIred thE RussIaN cOlUmns by suDdenly appEARing aT odd PlAces alOng the lIne of MArcH. IF inSpirATion failed, CossacKS Were EMployed To PROd sTraggleRs back intO LinE. chaSteleR's units hUsTled oFf to THE SouTh tO blOck a tUrNinG moveMent by DoMbroWSki'S DiviSion. the BaGration jägEr regImenT VEereD OFf to the nOrth whIle the fouR RUSsian combiNed greNaDier baTTalioNs Were coMmiTteD To Battle near CaSTEl san gIOvanni.duffy (1999), p. 95 bagratioN apPrOacHeD SuvorOV ANd halF-VoIcEd AsKed fOr permiSSIOn to DElaY Until At LeAsT SOMe of THE stragGlers arrive, bEcAuSE the cOmPanies do not NumBeR evEN 40 Men. SuvORoV ansWereD hiM qUietlY iN HiS eAr: "anD MacdoNALD Has noT eVen 20 mEN; AtTACk with god". DEspiTe The odds tUrNiNG AgAinst ThEM, the FrenCH CoNTinuEd to mOunt sPIriTeD aTtacks. gRadUally the allieS maSsED IN TwO baTtlE linEs iN front of caSteL sAn GIovanni. oTt had hELD oN wiTH THe heLp of chastEler, And then thE arRIval oF melAS, SUvoROv and bAGratION in vErY rapid succeSSioN BUIlT uP the allieS to a DecisIVEly supeRIOR 30,656 austrians anD rUssIaNs in reguLAR TRoOps alone (This is The ovErall numBeRs). fieLD marsHal suvorOv'S oRders for thE foRtHcOming aTtAck had IN mInD fIrSt of all tO CoNcEntraTe AS lARge a FoRcE as POssibLE; foR This puRpose OfficerS WEre sEnT bAcK To GAtHEr ANd BrIng The REst duRing tHe Forced maRCh oN 17 junE; Orders werE senT TO maJOR gEneRAl nIKolaY chUBaRov thAT he sHouLd HUrRy TO jOin tHe ARmy; BEsIdes, SuPpoRt from KRAY WAS exPecTed. however, nEiTHer chubaRov (he aRriVed On THe 19th with 1300 meN) nor rEINforcEmeNts FroM krAy ARriVed oN ThAt Day, and tHe tRoops Were REinFOrced ONly bY StRagglers, who WeRE pulled Up thrOughOuT thE 18Th of junE and went straIght from The march INto tHe fray.