It is 1809 and the Battle of Wagram has recently been fought between French and Austrian forces. The French won and the Austrians retreated, pursued by Masséna.

Klenau provided the rearguard of the Austrian retreat and he made a stand at Hollabrunn. The position was assaulted by Legarde, whose division was leading the pursuit. Despite a hard-fought battle, Legarde, without immediate support at hand, was forced to retire and await the arrival of the rest of his corps.

At this point we step into a 'What If' mini campaign. We might assume that Klenau took the opportunity to continue the retreat of his rearguard and had travelled less than five miles, when the French were once again snapping at his heels.

He had reached Klein Stetteldorf, a small village that sat on a crossroads with a stone bridge over the Göllersbach, a river only crossable at its bridges. Here, he would stand again and this action will form the basis of our campaign ... The Pursuit of VI Korps.