eight o'clock
On this slight swelling are several small villages . Of these Rossbach is the principal , standing high up on its crest . Here Frederick 's right wing was posted , while his left was at Bedra . The king took up his quarters at a large house in Rossbach ; and from its roof , at eight o'clock on the morning of the 5th , he saw that the enemy were getting into motion and moving away towards their left . The movement had begun much earlier . Half an hour later they had passed through the village of Grost , and were apparently making their way to Freiburg , where they had some magazines . Hoping to have a chance of attacking their rear , Frederick ordered the cavalry to saddle , and the whole army to be in readiness , and then sat down to dinner with his officers at noon .