The battle is notable as one of the greatest victories of the Polish hussars, who defeated their numerically superior Swedish adversaries.

[4] The Polish-Lithuanian relief army of 800 men under Krzysztof Mikołaj "the Thunderbolt" Radziwiłł arrived around 11 May and in turn started to besiege the Swedes; it grew to over 4,000 with 16 cannons by mid-June.

[3] A major Swedish relief force of about 2,000 under Carl Gyllenhielm had been defeated at Erlaa by 1,000 Poles under Jan Siciński in early June.

[3] Emboldened by the victory, other Polish detachments captured some nearby strongholds and harassed the Swedish units.

[5] Gyllenhielm gathered some 2,000 cavalry but his troops refused to return to aid the infantry, and he was forced to retreat.

[5] The battle is notable as one of the greatest victories of the Polish hussars, who defeated their numerically superior Swedish adversaries.