 The following morning, Reijersen himself boarded a launch with some senior officers to scout for a suitable landing site.It was decided that the invading army would make their landing on the eastern Cacilhas Beach the next day, 24 June.To distract the defenders from the intended landing site, three ships – "Groeningen", "Gallias", and "Engelsche Beer" – started to bombard the São Franciso battery in the south on 23 June.