1576, Akbar deputed Man Singh I to lead a force of 60,000 soldiers against Rana Pratap.[citation needed] The Rana advanced with a force of 30,000 soldiers and took a position near Haldighati which was at the entrance of a defile.[citation needed] The Rana's army included an Afghan contingent of Hakim Khan Sur; the Rana also had a small contingent of Bhil tribals fighting alongside him. Anticipating the mughal attack, the Rana had also devastated the entire region up to Chittor to prevent the mughal forces access to food and fodder.[citation needed]