The village of Tellnitz was a very strong position, there were vineyards, a ditch, the garden walls and two rows of houses. It was defended by 3rd Line Regiment of GdD Legrand's division. The narrow space between the Goldbach stream and the Satchan Pond offered a very limited frontage to the Grenzers, the attackers. At 7 am, the fighting began. General Kienmayer sent forward the II/2nd Szekler Grenz Regiment (approx. 500 bayonets) under Mjr. Diveky "to sweep the French skirmsihers from the vineyards. The Grenzers marched over the hill with band playing. The French voltigeurs (3 companies) fired at them and fell back to the vineyards. The Grenzers continued their advance until the musket fire from the vineyards halted them. Vineyards were defended by the voltigeurs and several companies of fusiliers of 3rd Line. The musket fire was intense, and because the Grenzers were the attackers and in the open they suffered much heavier casualties than the French. The Grenzers fell back. Kienmayer ordered the I/2nd Szekler to support the II/2nd Szekler in a fresh effort. Three remaining Grenzer battalions were kept in reserve. Now the attackers penetrated nearly to the foot of the hill, at the open space between the vineyards and Tellnitz. The French veterans lining the ditch counterattacked and drove them back. The Grenzers rallied and attacked the third time. The French withdrew from the vineyards but made the Austrians pay dearly for their success. The two battalions of Grenzers swept through the vineyards and finally took the ditch. But the French held Tellnitz and its bridges over the Goldbach Stream. Kienmayer replaced the two battalions (they have suffered almost 50 % losses) with three fresh battalions of Grenzers.
At 8 am the three battalions attacked Tellnitz but without success. The French pursued them until the vineyards. Kienmayer rallied the three battalions and with two battalions of 2nd Szekler counterattacked. The Austrians took the ditch but both sides were equally exhausted and stayed where they were. Kienmayer reported the situation to his superior and recived support of Russian infantry. The Russian 7th Jagers and two battalions of the Grenzers attacked with a cheer and poured into Tellnitz. They also took a bridge over the Goldbach Stream.
(Goetz - "1805: Austerlitz" pp 122-130)