The battle ended with a victory for Poland, which had sent a relief party against the Swedish forces besieging Weissenstein castle, modern day Paide in Estonia.

[2] The Swedish army arrived in Estonia in the summer with 6000 troops[4] led by Arvid Stålarm and Spanish mercenary Alonzo Cacho de Canut, and besieged Weissenstein on September 15, 1604.

The battlefield was located between the road from Dorpat to Reval, with marshy streams in the east, west, and south.

Seeing the approaching Polish–Lithuanian army, Alonzo de Canut proposed setting loose formation in Spanish style.

The left, stronger Swedish flank, made up of German mercenaries led by de Canut, was based on a narrow causeway and the road leading to Reval.