To the south of 7 division and 3rd cavalry division, Gough's 2nd cavalry division was not troubled by II Bavarian Corps.
The I Royal Bavarian Corps had the following commanders during its existence:
The Bavarian Corps, under Wrede's direct command, numbered 18,000 men: 15,000 infantrymen (17 battalions), 3,000 cavalrymen (20 squadrons), and 60 artillery pieces.
In January 1918, he returned to the Western Front as a staff officer with the II and III Bavarian Corps.
It initially commanded V Corps and III Bavarian Corps, controlling half a dozen divisions.
After he returned to Bavaria, he became commander of the II Royal Bavarian Corps.
In 1869 von der Tann-Rathsamhausen, as he was now called, was appointed commander of the I. Bavarian Corps.
In the rank of a Hauptmann he was transferred to the General Command of the II Royal Bavarian Corps.
At 8:00 on August 6 the II Bavarian Corps arrived and began to shell the town.
With the arrival of the French V Corps the Bavarian Corps retired behind the protection of their artillery.