Under the concentrated effort of the soldiers, eight 24-pound cannons were swiftly moved up the hill under enemy fire—on this complex terrain, humans proved more efficient than horses.
At the same time, nearly four thousand French soldiers also crouched as they rushed toward the bastion.
Unlike Poland, the northern side of the fortress, after days of bombardment by the French Army, had two small breaches in the outer wall and several artillery positions on the inner wall destroyed.
Meanwhile, the hot air balloons above occasionally used large red and blue flags to indicate areas with sparse enemy fire to help the attacking troops reduce casualties.
Despite scattered soldiers distracting the fortress's cannons, three 24-pound cannons were hit and damaged en route. Ultimately, five heavy cannons, after a difficult 20-minute trek, arrived at a position over 700 meters from the fortress, and immediately aimed at the previously created breach to pour out cannon fire.
