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As soon as Derpt had been taken, it was
time to conquer Narva, and Sheremetyev positioned his army on the avenue
of approach. A Swedish garrison of 2,000 soldiers with Commander Horn in
charge was situated in Narva itself. A squadron of 12,000 cavalrymen led
by Schlippenbach was encamped in Riga and tried to conduct raids on the
Russian army's rear. However, the squadron was utterly defeated by Russian
General Rene. After a violent storm on August 13th, the Russians rushed
into the city from both flanks. In the height of battle, the Swedes set
off a charge that caused great casualties on both sides. The Swedes fought
desperately and the Russian army suffered great losses in their victorious
battle at Narva.
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