By October 13 French armies had entered Bavaria along multiple axes of advance and several corps were closing in on Munich, where the Elector was still keeping his options open. A final diplomatic "letter of offer" from the Emperor of the French read, to me, like an ultimatum, and evidently Maximilian Josef read it the same way, or perhaps his francophile inclinations just got the better of him. At any rate, an alliance was concluded on mutually acceptable terms on the 14th, and the now-Royal Army of Bavaria joined its new French comrades in marching shoulder-to-shoulder to the Inn, where the main Austrian army was presumed (quite rightly) to be awaiting their coming.
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| The situation on October 13 - all armies visible. |
