Swedes used to cover their advance. The Saxon camp stretched just east of Kliszów. The Nida river flowed through a large swamp just west of Kliszów. The Hajdaszek Forest stretched south of both Kliszów and Kokot. The Saxon army used both the river and the forest as flank protection. To the east of both Rebów and Kliszów, and in front of the Saxon field camp, was the Kulaki Height, a sloping hill about in height. It's front was protected by a marshy stream that ran from the Nida. The Saxons had dug both trenches and moats around the height, and placed their artillery on the top of it and chevaux de frise on its slopes. The Saxon center stood between the artillery and the camp. The left wing was placed on a ridge behind Rebów, while the right wing was placed in front of Kokot facing northeast. Order of battle Swedish army The Swedish army in the battle had an official strength of 16,230 men with 4 four–pounder regimental guns, but in reality only between 10,000 and 12,000 men were fit for combat, due to famine, disease and exhaustion. The fighting force consisted of 8,000 infantry distributed between 18 infantry battalions, and 25 cavalry squadrons and 12 dragoon squadrons totaling 4,000 men. The troops were arrayed in two lines in front of Borczyn, with the infantry in the center and cavalry on both wings. The first line consisted of 25 squadrons and 12 battalions; the second line of 15 squadrons and 6 battalions. Charles XII took command of the Swedish right cavalry wing, with Lieutenant General Rehnskiöld as his second-in-command. The first line was under the command of Major General Mörner and the second line under Lieutenant General Jakob Spens. The right wing was made up of 21 squadrons, consisting of the Drabant Corps squadron under Major General Arvid Horn, the Life Regiment on Horse, with 7 squadrons on the first line under Major Carl Gustaf Creutz and 3 squadrons on the second line under ryttmästare Peter Wetzler, the Life Dragoon Regiment's 3 squadrons under Colonel Hugo Johan Hamilton and Östergötland Cavalry Regiment, with 4 squadrons on the first line under Lieutenant Colonel Jacob Burensköld and 4 squadrons on the second line under Major Starkenfelt. The Swedish left cavalry wing was under the command of Frederick IV, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, with cavalry general Otto Vellingk as his second-in-command. The wing