The Army of the Andes was a military force created by the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata (Argentina) and mustered by general José de San Martín in his campaign to free Chile from the Spanish Empire. In 1817, it crossed the Andes Mountains from the Argentine province of Cuyo, and succeeded in its objective by dislodging the Spanish from the country.
The Army of the Andes leaving the Plumerillo camp, Museo Histórico Nacional, Buenos Aires.
7º Regiment
Army of the Andes Monument in Mendoza
José Francisco de San Martín y Matorras, nicknamed "the Liberator of Argentina, Chile and Peru", was an Argentine general and the primary leader of the southern and central parts of South America's successful struggle for independence from the Spanish Empire who served as the Protector of Peru. Born in Yapeyú, Corrientes, in modern-day Argentina, he left the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata at the early age of seven to study in Málaga, Spain.
Late 1820s painting
The Battle of Bailén was one of the most important battles fought by José de San Martín in the Peninsular War.
Arrival of San Martín and Carlos María de Alvear to Buenos Aires, aboard the frigate George Canning.
José de San Martín, trapped under his dead horse during the battle of San Lorenzo, is saved by Juan Bautista Cabral.