 The Guru had reached the village of Khidrana, when Mai Bhago and the men she led stopped near the "dhab", or pool, of Khidrana, the only source of water in the area which was overtaken by the Mughal imperial army pursuing the Guru.Mai Bhago and her men attacked the pursuing Mughals and eventually had them retreat, while the Guru's forces showered arrows onto the Mughals from nearby high ground.When Guru Gobind Singh visited the battlefield, he found all dead except Mai Bhago and the previous leader of the deserters, Mahan Singh.