The Swedish complex of the army of the Kingom of Poland resulting from the lack of experience in commanding troops with different kinds of weapon, as well as the lack of understanding of the changes in the battlefield at the beginning of the 18th century were the reasons why Polish cavalry officers, coming across a Swedish division, rarely decided to take up open battle. It was then when the basic action of the Polish cavalry became the hit-and-run attacks, based on the mobility of the troops and element of surprise. Such a situation had a place during the Tarnogród Confederation, when the enemy were the Saxon forces. As long as the hit-and-run tactics were applied, the confederates were successful, but whenever they decided to fight in the open field, they suffered defeat.
