Because of the war in Georgia, which took place three months ago,” said in Moscow the best independent expert of the Russian army,
Alexander Golts, a former Soviet officer.
Von der Golts fought by the rules,
and did not dare to attack Riga on the move, where a large red garrison stood, surpassing the advancing forces by almost twice(7-8 thousand German, Latvian and white Russians against about 15 thousand red).