 The loss of Schmitt was a significant blow to the Austrian military organization . Called out of retirement for this specific task , he was one of their most experienced general staff officers , other than the Archduke Charles . From the summer of 1796 until his retirement in 1800 he had been Chief of the Quartermaster General Staff of the Army , the Lower Rhine , the Rhine and the Army of Germany . Furthermore , he was a trusted member of Archduke Charles ' staff . He had helped to design several of Charles ' more important victories at Emmendingen , Schliengen , the sieges at Kehl and Hünigen , the battles at Ostrach and Stockach , and the northern Swiss Campaign of 1799 that included battles at Winterthur and Zürich . An experienced officer and excellent tactician , he might well have made a more effective Chief of the Quartermaster General Staff of the Coalition Army at the Battle of Austerlitz than his eventual replacement , Franz von Weyrother . In Schmitt 's absence Weyrother , the architect of the Austrian catastrophe at Hohenlinden in 1800 , was chosen to develop the general battle plan of Coalition action at Austerlitz . Schmitt , undoubtedly a far better tactician than Weyrother , and possessed of superior training and mapping skills , would have developed a more realistic Coalition plan for Austerlitz . Schmitt 's presence would probably not have been enough to turn that defeat into a victory , but it would have mitigated the magnitude of the Coalition 's losses ; Austerlitz was considered one of Napoleon 's finest triumphs . 
 The loss of Schmitt was a significant blow to the Austrian military organization . Called out of retirement for this specific task , he was one of their most experienced general staff officers , other than the Archduke Charles . From the summer of 1796 until his retirement in 1800 he had been Chief of the Quartermaster General Staff of the Army , the Lower Rhine , the Rhine and the Army of Germany . Furthermore , he was a trusted member of Archduke Charles <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'</mark></a>staff . He <a href='been_done' title='2'><mark>had</mark></a> helped to design several of Charles <a href='null_genetive' title='3'><mark>'</mark></a>more important victories at Emmendingen , Schliengen , the sieges at Kehl and Hünigen , the battles at Ostrach and Stockach , and the northern Swiss Campaign of 1799 <a href='null_relcl' title='4'><mark>that</mark></a>included battles at Winterthur and Zürich . An experienced officer and excellent tactician , he might well <a href='been_done' title='5'><mark>have</mark></a> made a more effective Chief of the Quartermaster General Staff of the Coalition Army at the Battle of Austerlitz than his eventual replacement , Franz von Weyrother . In Schmitt <a href='null_genetive' title='6'><mark>'s</mark></a>absence Weyrother , the architect of the Austrian catastrophe at Hohenlinden in 1800 , was chosen to develop the general battle plan of Coalition action at Austerlitz . Schmitt , undoubtedly a far better tactician than Weyrother , and possessed of superior training and mapping skills , would <a href='been_done' title='7'><mark>have</mark></a> developed a more realistic Coalition plan for Austerlitz . Schmitt <a href='null_genetive' title='8'><mark>'s</mark></a>presence would probably <a href='negative_concord' title='9'><mark>not</mark></a>have <a href='negative_concord' title='10'><mark>been</mark></a> enough to turn that defeat into a victory , but it would <a href='been_done' title='11'><mark>have</mark></a> mitigated the magnitude of the Coalition <a href='null_genetive' title='12'><mark>'s</mark></a>losses ; Austerlitz was considered one of Napoleon <a href='null_genetive' title='13'><mark>'s</mark></a>finest triumphs . 
The loss of Schmitt was a significant blow to the Austrian military organization . Called out of retirement fir this specific task , he was one of their most experienced general staff officers , other than da Archduke Charles . From tdasummer of 1796 until his retirement in 1800 he had been Chief of the Quartermaster General Staff of thdarmy , the Lower Rhine , the Rhine and the Army of Germany . Furthermore , he was a trusted member of Archduke Charles  staff . He done helped to design several of Charles  more important victories at Emmendingen , Schliengen , thedaeges at Kehl and Hünigen , the battles at Ostrach and Stockach , and the northern Swiss Campaign of 1799 included battles at Winterthur and Zürich . An experienced officer and excellent tactician , he mite well done made a more effective Chief of the Quartermaster General Staff of the Coalition Army at the datle of Austerlitz than his eventual replacement , Franz von Weyrother . In Schmitt  absence Weyrother , the architect of the Austrian catastrophe at Hohenlinden in 1800 , was chosen to develop the general battle plan of Coalition action at Austerlitz . Schmitt , undoubtedly a far better tactician den Weyrother , and possessed of superior training and mapping skills , would done developed a more realistic Coalition plan fa Austerlitz . Schmitt  presence would probly have ain't enough to turn dat defeat into a victory , but it would done mitigated the mdaitude of the Coalition  losses ; Austerlitz was considered one of Napoleon  finest triumphs .