After the summer armistice, the II Cavalry Corps numbered 10,304 men in 52 squadrons, supported by 18 guns. The corps fought in the Battle of the Katzbach on 26 August 1813 under the overall command of Marshal Jacques MacDonald. As the French crossed the Katzbach River, the cavalry became intermixed with the infantry, slowing down the advance. Early in the action, the II Cavalry Corps was driven off by Russian cavalry. The French infantry tried to hold off the charging Prussian and Russian horsemen but were unable to fire their muskets due to the heavy rain. When the Allied infantry advanced with bayonets and clubbed muskets, the French were routed. Fleeing down to the river bank the French foot soldiers found that the stream was now swollen by the rain and difficult to cross. Thousands were captured. A few days later, Napoleon hurled abuse at Sébastiani for mishandling the cavalry, though the unfortunate general was allowed to remain in command.