Blücher's army arrived in Elster on 2 October, replacing a force under Bülow which withdrew to rejoin the Army of the North. That evening he established two pontoon bridges across the Elbe and began to feed across the first elements of Yorck's I Corps.
On October 2nd, Blücher's army arrived in Elster, replacing a force under Bülow who had withdrawn to rejoin the Army of the North. That evening, he established two pontoon bridges across the Elbe and started moving across the initial elements of Yorck's I Corps.