 Morning mist delayed the Swedish army's advance, but by 9 am the rival armies were in sight of each other.Because of a complex network of waterways and further misty weather, it took until 11 am before the Protestant force was deployed and ready to launch its attack.Gustavus Adolphus rode his war-horse , a brown Oldenburg that he had purchased from Colonel for the sum of 1000 riksdaler (the sum for a regular horse was about 70-80 riksdaler).