Augustus II the Strong, who camped in Sandomierz, took advantage of this by marching to Warsaw, where he occupied the city and captured 1,500 Swedes.

The battle began when the Swedes attacked the Saxon line, quickly chasing away the cavalry on each flank as well as two infantry battalions.

Schulenburg, however, managed to form up his soldiers in a large square formation at Moraczewo, successfully repulsing the Swedish onslaught.

With casualties mounting, and a fog developing in the full night, Charles XII decided to disengage and pull back to Poniec, planning on renewing the fight as more reinforcements had arrived.

Damian Plowy, on the other hand, estimates a total loss of 550–650 Swedes, and 500–600 killed or wounded and 200 captured Saxons.

[1] Charles XII pursued Schulenburg to the Oder river and neutral Silesia, where the Saxon commander reached safety.