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San Martin's life
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San Martin becomes new commander in Argentina
Manuel Belgrano was a commander of a patriot army. He gets defeated in Bolivia in 1813. San Martin takes his place as commander. -
Victory in Chacabuco
San Martin led his army of 5,000 troops over Andean passes to Chile. The travel across the mountain was hard but manageable and they were able to get to get to the city of Chacabuco. There, they managed to defeat Spanish forces -
Battle of Maipú
The Battle of Maipú was a the final battle to finish off the Spanish royalists troops in Chile. The event happened during the intense battle over South America gaining independence for themselves. Jose de San Martin lead his army to finish off the final 5,000 after a gruesome year. This is when Chile secured their independence. -
Meeting with Bolívar
San Martin met Bolívar for reinforcements. Their political beliefs were too different for them to get along. In the end, San Martin was forced to withdraw and spend the rest of his life in Europe, never returning. -
San Martin Retires
At the first meeting of Lima’s congress San resigns from being Protector and goes off to live a private life in Europe before his death many years later.
