 On 10 October Cobham ordered Major General George Wade to embark with 1,000 soldiers and marines on board four transports to proceed to the bay of Pontevedra.Meanwhile, with Vigo secure, 2,000 troops were left to hold the place while Cobham also ordered an advance further inland.A small force came across the town of Redondela but was found undefended, with its old fort in ruins; the British burnt the stores present as well.