between 8 and 9 captured. Among the Swedes, ryttmästare Gustaf Fägerskiöld died along with some horsemen. After receiving the alarm report, the king immediately went there to with his own eyes reconnoitre the previous skirmish. In the evening of the same day, Mörner's and Stenbock's troops finally arrived at the royal camp, ending their five-week long expedition from Vilnius. Their troops were largely exhausted, several men were sick, and their horses were starved as a result of their forced marches. The troops got a few hours of sleep before they were ordered to line up the following morning. On the morning of July 9, on the anniversary of the battle of Düna, a false rumor spread around the Swedish camp that the Saxon army were on the move. At six o'clock in the morning, Charles XII ordered his troops to carry out a mass and issue the battle cry "With God's help". Then the troops were ordered to march out and divide themselves into four marching columns. They moved southwards towards Kliszów under the cover of a large forest and intermediate heights. Steps were taken to give the impression that it was only a small reconnaissance force and not the whole army that was on the march, and the troops were ordered to march with lowered weapons and banners. Saxon reconnaissance patrols at the western edge of the forest caught sight of some Swedish units, but they got the idea that these were part of the rearguard who masked a large Swedish retreat. When the Swedes arrived on a field outside of the southern edge of the forest, Charles XII caught sight of the Saxon positions near Kliszów. He then wheeled right and arranged his troops in order of battle. At ten o'clock, the Saxon troops caught sight of Charles XII's army. Augustus II sounded the alarm with two cannon shots and prepared his troops for battle. Battlefield The site of the upcoming battle was situated south of Kielce and northeast of Kraków, in an area dominated by wetlands, oak forests and hills. Small villages surrounded the battlefield, including Rebów in the west, followed by Kliszów, Kokot in the south, Kije, Lipnik, Wymoslów in the east, Górki, Wierzbica and Borczyn in the north. The Swedes had their field camp at Obice north of their later rallying point at Borczyn, both of which were separated by a large forest that the