At the Battle of Caldiero, Charles posted Nordmann's 4,000 infantry and 800 cavalry on the far left flank near Belfiore. Early on the foggy morning of 30 October 1805, the 62nd Line Infantry Regiment belonging to Jean-Antoine Verdier's French division crossed the Adige River and pushed back Nordmann's front line brigade. He first threw in the "Erdödy" Hussars to slow down the French advance, but the horsemen were repulsed. When he ordered Siegenfeld's brigade into the fight supported by a violent artillery barrage, the 62nd was stopped. Since Verdier was unable to reinforce the 62nd because of Paul Davidovich's threat from the south, the French regiment withdrew. The next day, Verdier got his entire division across the Adige at Zevio. At noon, the French general's right flank brigade under Antoine Digonet assaulted Nordmann's positions. Nordmann counterattacked, driving Digonet back, though he was wounded during the action. Prince Heinrich XV of Reuss-Plauen defeated Verdier's other brigade under Jacques Brun and came dangerously close to forcing the French into the river. Verdier rallied his troops in time to stop the Austrians, but the inconclusive battle was over. On 28 May 1806, Nordmann received the Knight's Cross of the Military Order of Maria Theresa, giving him the title of 'Ritter von Nordmann.