ɪn ɪts ɪnˈɪʃəl stˈeɪdʒᵻz, swˈiːdɪʃ sˈaɪd hæd ðɪ ˌʌpɚ hˈænd, ænd ðə wˈɔːɹsɔː kənfˌɛdɚɹˈeɪʃən wʌz ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli vɪktˈoːɹiəs ɪnðə sˈɪvəl wˈɔːɹ ɪn pˈoʊlənd wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹ dˈæʃ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪks, wˌɪtʃ ˈɛndᵻd wɪððə tɹˈiːɾi ʌv ˈɔːltɹɐnstˌɛt wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪks.
In its initial stages, Swedish side had the upper hand, and the Warsaw Confederation was eventually victorious in the civil war in Poland (1704-1706), which ended with the Treaty of Altranstädt (1706).