Polish general Marian Langiewicz began concentrating his forces in the Holy Cross Mountains; he wanted to attack Warsaw with them, but the Russians unveiled his attempts.

Polish forces grew to 2,600 men most of them peasants armed with scythes.

Russian colonel Vladimir Dobrovolsky attacked near Małogoszcz.

The Russians shelled Polish positions, but their attack was eventually smashed by a Polish cavalry counterattack.

The battle was indecisive - the Russians failed to annihilate the Polish army and the Polish failed to defend their positions.