A Sikh contingent went to Bharatpur situated on the banks of the Ravi River and hid in a mansion of a Kshatriya named Bhagwant.

[citation needed] A Mughal contingent found out about the Sikhs hideout and laid siege to the mansion.

[citation needed] The Mughals then put up camp at Bhilowal, soon planning to march towards Lahore.

[8] A Muslim Rajput in the Mughal Army named Ataullan Khan shouted to his soldiers to flee or die.

[9][10][11][12] Bhagat Lachhman Singh in his Sikh Martyrs says "Some Turks (archaic word for Muslim) were cut down while fleeing, some struck against the trees and other impediments and fell; some broke their skulls, some lost their eyes.