[6] The Russian forces were commanded by General-in-Chief Alexander Suvorov, who a little earlier, taking advantage of Sierakowski's [pl] inferior numbers, had defeated his men in the Battle of Krupczyce.

At night (at 2 AM, according to one source),[8] Alexander Suvorov moved his troops near the Polish positions, having forded the Western Bug river, and attacked at dawn.

[3] The fighting lasted for six hours, often involving hand-to-hand combat, but the Russians finally managed to gain the upper hand, destroying the Polish force.

I order to general Makranowski that during battle, part of the infantry with artillery will always stand behind the line with cannon charged with grapeshot, which will shoot those who flee.

"[8]Kościuszko found it necessary to remind his subordinates of their historical legacy: "Some tens of your ancestors could have conquered the entire Muscovite state, brought their czars in shackles, appointed the Muscovites a lord - but you, descendants of those very Polacks [sic], may doubt the successes of a fight for the fatherland, freedom, and your houses, for blood-relatives and for friends, and consider undefeatable those predatory gangs, who take the upper hand on you only because of your cowardice.

Catherine the Great granted him an expensive diamond hat bow and three cannon captured from the Poles;[11] Pyotr Rumyantsev thanked Suvorov and presented a most flattering evaluation of his efforts.