 The Turks moved very quickly through the land while pillaging it, giving Báthory little time to gather his militia at Sibiu.Pál Kinizsi, the Ban of Timișoara, promised to aid Báthory.As Báthory approached Sebeş, Ali Bey, one of the Turkish pashas, had raised camp on a plain between Mureş and Sebeş, unaware that Kinizsi was also on his way against him.