 Suvorov divided his combined army into two columns to advance towards the Ottoman formations at 11 p.m., the next morning, after crossing the river Rymnik (now known as the Râmna), attacked.As they advanced they crippled the enemy artillery and adopted infantry square formations to repel enemy cavalry counterattacks which tried to split the Russian army in two.This done, the army stormed the enemy camp and routed them completely.