 On 8 September O.S., Polish cavalry troops under the command of Mykola Zatsyvilkovsky approached the Cossack positions at Pyliavtsi, driving a Cossack reconnaissance patrol from the field, allowing the Polish army to camp on the Ikva opposite Khmelnytsky.Following several days of minor battles, Khmelnytsky led his army on the morning of 13 September O.S.shouting "For the faith, brave warriors, for the faith!