Rudolf positioned his troops, mainly peasants, behind the Mommeriete, a quagmire approximately half a mile wide, without bushes or trees, with vegetation covering the treacherous peat.
Rudolf opstillede sine tropper, hovedsagelig bønder bag Mommeriete, et kvagmire ca. en halv mil bredt uden buske eller træer med vegetation der dækkede den forræderiske tørv.