Plans
Wellesley placed Anstruther's and Fane's brigades in front of Vimeiro, with Acland's men in support. At first, his five remaining brigades held only the western ridge.
Junot planned to send the infantry brigades of Thomieres, Solignac and Charlot to capture Vimeiro, while Brenier's 4,300-man brigade and some dragoons swung in a wide flanking manoeuver to seize an empty ridge to the northeast of the village.
Wellesley detected Brenier's move and switched Nightingall, Fergusson and Bowes to the northeastern ridge. Once Junot realised that British troops occupied the ridge, he sent Solignac's brigade to the right to assist Brenier's attack. The French commander decided to launch his attack on the town immediately, instead of waiting for his flanking move to develop.
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