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Both commanders had seen the importance of two prominent, steep and rugged hills further south. Marmont dispatched General Bonnet’s division to seize the Arapil Grande, while Wellington had Major General Lowry Cole’s division take the Arapil Chico. The Allies tried to secure the Grande, but the French won the race, tumbled the attackers back, and hauled guns onto its commanding position.