4 JULY 1610
01 Swedish mercenaries slow advance of hussars
Colonel Reinhold Taube’s pike and shot troops deployed behind a fence contest the advance of the first rank of winged hussars. Arquebusiers inflict light casualties on the hussars. As the hussars pass through gaps in the fence, they clash with Colonel Evert Horn’s 200 Finnish cuirassiers.
02 Polish hussars scatter Muscovite light horsemen
Grand Field Hetman Stanislaw Zolkiewski directs two hussar regiments to assail the poorly arrayed Muscovite cavalry assembled opposite the Polish right wing. The lance-wielding hussars charge the enemy ten times. Disordered by the ferocious assault, the Muscovite horsemen withdraw towards their camp.
03 Hussars disorder Swedish cuirassiers
Polish hussars charge the Swedish cuirassiers from two directions. Having broken their lances in the first attack, the determined hussars use broadswords and thrusting swords to disorder the opposing cavalry.
04 Swedish pistol cuirassiers attack
Swedish General Jacob De la Gardie sends his English, Flemish, French and Scottish cuirassiers armed with pistols and broadswords to attack the hussars. The cuirassiers make three separate charges in a vain attempt to blunt the hussar attack.
05 Polish firepower weakens Swedish foot
Polish arquebusiers and two falconets arrive after an arduous march along a muddy trail through the woods. Working in concert with each other, the hussars and arquebusiers make a fresh attack on two Swedish heavy infantry regiments.
06 Polish mounted reserve attacks
Hetman Zolkiewski sends the remaining companies of Polish winged hussars, whose lances are intact, into action. The fresh troops, working with those already committed to the battle, shatter the Swedish infantry. The survivors retreat to their camp.
07 Retreating cavalry disorders the Muscovite foot
The retreating Muscovite cavalry, which cannot be rallied, disorders the Muscovite infantry. The hussars take advantage of this opportunity to charge the infantry. The Muscovites begin a general retreat.
08 Cossacks pursue fleeing troops
Zolkiewski orders his a regiment of Cossacks, which has not yet been committed to the battle, to pursue the retreating Muscovite troops. They cut down some of the retreating soldiers but break off their pursuit at nightfall.