Claim: Prior to the the Battle of Skałat, Rákóczi captured Tarnów, and later reached Kraków with many soldiers.
Evidence: On March 21, Rákóczi captured Tarnów, and on March 28, he reached Kraków. July 26, 1657 Since his army was too busy looting Lesser Poland, only 5,000 soldiers reached Kraków, which by the Treaty of Radnot, was to be ruled by Transylvania.