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First Patriot Victory - Battle of San Lorenzo
Jose de San Martin leads a force of rebels and destroys a small force of Spanish soldiers that had been harassing settlements. The battle took place near the Panama river, and inspires Argentinians to rebel and retake their country. Because of his success, Jose de San Martin is promoted to command all of the rebel forces.
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Preparing to invade Chile - Battle of Ayahuma
After the “Argentinian Army of The North” was defeated at the battle of Ayahuma, Jose de San Martin assumed control of the now broken army. He Harshly trained new recruits into a powerful fighting force and armed them to invade Chile. He thought it would be stupid to invade heavily fortified Upper Chile, so he prepared to cross the Andes and flank the Chilean Loyalists. In July, he got approval to do so, and with many Chilean patriots, he invaded Chile. -
Argentina formally declares its independence
This finally got rid of the appearance that King Ferdinand VII was still in charge of Argentina. The Argentians decision to become independent was made a simple decision because of the awful incompetent rule since Ferdinand VII had become king again in 1814. The Argentinians had already become more or less independent but it was on July 9th 1816 when they officially proclaimed it. -
Liberating Chile
Jose De San Martin knew that the Spanish were waiting for his arrival in Chile so he told Indians, who he knew were double crossing him, that they were going a different route. The Indians told the Royalist armies and the set up defenses south of Jose De San Martin's actual route. Jose’s armies then entered Chile with no opposition. -
Battle of Chacabuco
The Battle of Chacabuco gave way to a huge patriot victory, giving them control over Chile again for the first time since 1814. Once dawned upon the Spanish that the patriot army was crossing the Andes, they frantically set out to defend Santiago. Due to a lack of steady communication betwixt O’Higgins and Soler, they succumbed to the patriot forces. -
Patriots destroy loyalist stronghold in Peru - Battle of Maipu
Jose de San Martin believed that the Loyalist Stronghold in Peru would remain a threat to the safety of the newly independent Argentina and Chile. He met them in battle at The Battle of Maipu, where he won a decisive victory. 2000 Loyalists were killed, and 2200 were captured along with all of the of the Spanish Artillery. This victory ensured that the Spanish would never again pose a serious threat to the safety of Argentina and Chile. -
Marching on to Lima
Jose De San Martin wanted the Peruvians to decide if they wanted to be freed from Spanish rule or not and they Peruvians wanted to be free. Jose and his armies began capturing cities and started to close in on Lima. The Spanish fled the city by sea and the people of lima feared an uprising from slaves and indians so they let Martin in. -
Peru declares independence
The Peruvians declare independence and on August the 3rd of 1821 they made Jose De San Martin its national protector. He was then made the leader of Peru and his goals as its leader were to set slaves free, giving rights to Peruvian slaves and stabilizing the peruvian economy. He wanted to abolish slavery and the mistreatment of the indians because he thought it was hanuise and wanted everyone to be equal. -
Meeting with Bolivar
General Bolívar and General San Martin met in Guayaquil to talk. The exact things they discussed and how the discussion went is unknown, but San Martin was very disappointed with the meeting. Upon coming back he became very sick, and faced with accusations and dislike he resigned as protector.
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Argentina calling back San Martín
Argentina called back San Martín in an effort to resolve a dispute with Brazil. This resulted in the establishment of Uruguay. When San Martín arrived, Argentina’s government had changed so drastically that he was not welcome there.
