sentences:  With the French inactive, Mercy convinced the other Imperial generals to join forces for a surprise attack on the French encampment.To maximize surprise, the Imperials approached from the south-east instead of further to the north where the Danube and the French garrison at Rottweil blocked their way.At mid-afternoon on 24 November, Johann von Werth led 2,000 cavalry in the first assault group against Möhringen and achieved instant success, riding down a French infantry regiment composed of Spanish prisoners of war.