into Lithuania with 14,000 men. He left 25,000 men in Swedens Baltic dominions, which were distributed to different garrisons without a common leadership, and another 4,000 men under Major General Carl Magnus Stuart in Courland. On March 29, 1702, Charles XII left Lithuania and marched with the main army towards Warsaw. Both Augustus II and the main representative of the Commonwealth, cardinal primate Michał Stefan Radziejowski, left the capital, leaving Charles XII unopposed in conquering the city on 14 May. There he made unsuccessful negotiation talks with various Polish noble factions who were in opposition to Augustus II. He then received intelligence that Augustus II had fled to Kraków, where he gathered his Saxon troops. On May 24, he sent orders to General Nils Gyllenstierna in Swedish Pomerania to immediately advance with 10,000 men towards Kraków. On June 2, he gave orders to Major Generals Carl Mörner and Magnus Stenbock with their 4,000 men from Vilnius in Lithuania, as well as to Major General Georg Johan Maidel with his troops in Courland, to return to the main Swedish army. However, Maidel reported that he were unable to move his troops until 17 June and was therefore far away from Charles XII's army. The king received a similar report from Gyllenstierna, who's troops remained in Stettin, whereupon the king decided not to wait for him in Warsaw. On June 16, Charles XII marched out of Warsaw with four cavalry regiments and four infantry regiments, totaling 8,000 men, leaving a few thousand men to form a garrison in the city. During the march, the king dispatched Lieutenant Colonel Axel Gyllenkrok with 500 cavalry and 300 infantry to collect supplies for the maintenance of the main Swedish army. He also sent repeated messages to Mörner that his troops should immediately cross the Weichsel river and reunite with him. On the same day of his departure from Warsaw, the king encamped at Tarczyn on the road to Kraków. He then continued on through Grójec and Łęczeszyce and camped for a few days in Nowe Miasto nad Pilicą. The march then continued via Drzewica and Gowarczów to Radoszyce, where they camped for a few days. On 1 July, Charles XII received a report from Gyllenkrok that he was having difficulty in providing sufficient supplies. The king chose to move his army west towards the city of Kielce in Lesser Poland. There his troops would be