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Here we can observe the battlefield. In this place known as the Vimeiro hill, was where the most important and decisive battles of the Battle of Vimeiro took place. It is also in this field that the historical reenactment of the Battle of Vimeiro takes place annually, with the presence of national and foreign groups. This way, the once belligerent nations now come together to recreate the battles of the past, in a spirit of peace, friendship, sharing, and cultural exchange. In this field, on the 21st of August, two French attacks took place. At the top were the English brigades of Fane and Anstruther which were attacked by the French brigades of Thomiéres and Charlot and after by the French grenadiers. In this combat, the Shrapnel grenade was used for the first time in battle, by the Anglo-Portuguese army, it is now represented on top of the memorial monument by the sphere and the flame.