Editing Battle of Salamanca (section)

===Manoeuvres===
[[File:Arapil Grande y Arapil Chico.JPG|thumb|left|250px|Seen from the village, the Greater Arapile (Arapil Grande) is on the right.]]
Marmont's army moved south early on 22{{nbsp}}July, its leading elements reaching an area southeast of Salamanca. To the west, the Marshal could see Wellington's 7th Division deployed on a ridge. Spotting a dust cloud in the distance, Marmont assumed that most of the British army was in retreat and that he faced only a rearguard. He planned to move his French army south, then west to turn the British right flank.

This was a mistake as Wellington had most of his forces hidden behind the ridge, while his 3rd and 5th divisions were en route from Salamanca. Wellington had planned to retreat if outflanked, but waited to see if Marmont would make a blunder.

The Marshal's army planned to move along an ''L''-shaped ridge, with its angle near a steep height known as the Greater Arapile. That morning, the French occupied only the short, north-pointing part of the ''L''. For his flanking move, Marmont marched his divisions west along the long side of the ''L''. The Anglo-Allied army lay behind another ''L''-shaped ridge, inside and parallel to the French ''L'', and separated from it by a valley. Unseen by the French, Wellington assembled a powerful striking force along the long side of the British ''L''.

As Marmont moved westward, the French became strung out along the long side of the ''L''. Thomières's division led the way, supported by Curto's cavalry. After that, Maucune, Brenier, and Clauzel. Bonet, Sarrut and Boyer advanced close to the Greater Arapile, while Foy and Ferey held the short side of the ''L''.