 The Irish were rewarded by being given the honour of posting guard at the town of Lignitz (Legnica) for Napoleon until the Imperial Guard arrived and relieved them.On 16 August, at the end of the brief armistice, Puthod’s Division, including Vacherau’s Brigade (The Irish Regiment, 134th & 143rd Regiments), were assembled at Goldberg in Silesia.On the eighteenth Blucher’s cavalry made contact with Puthod.