Prince Semyon Prozorovsky led a detachment of tsarist troops to defend the Tikhvin Monastery against a 5000 man army of the Swedes.
Tikhvin was approached by a detachment of tsarist troops, headed by Prince Semyon Prozorovsky. Meanwhile, the Swedes assembled a 5,000-strong army, which included German infantry, Finnish Reiters, 2,000 Lithuanian riders, as well as artillery and engineers. 
