On the evening of 22 July Prince Wilhelm had set up outposts at Freudenberg and Eichenbühl and occupied Hundheim. On 23 July the 1st Baden Brigade moved into Hundheim under Major General Baron von La Roche. The 2nd Brigade under Colonel Freiherr von Neubronn was on standby south of it at Steinbach . Smaller departments stood at Wertheim to keep the connection to the VII Army Corps.
