 The emissary asked if he possessed a declaration of war from Vienna, and upon being informed that Schwarzenberg had received no such declaration, informed him that the armistice established at Campo Formio was ended, and there existed between France and Austria a state of war.General Jourdan reportedly began a general attack when the emissary left, although other sources do not bear out the scale of the attack.Initially, the strength of the French advance guard pushed the most forward of the Austrian right to Saulgau and Ratzenreute, east of Ostrach, backing the Austrian main army against the Schussen river.