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Jose de San Martin is born
On February 25,1778 Jose de San Martin is born. The youngest son of Lieutenant Juan de San Martín, he was born in Yapeyú, Argentina. -
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Jose de San Martin starts to fight with the Spanish navy
At the age of 19, Jose de San Martin starts to fight with the Spanish Navy, since that is where he is living at the time. -
Jose de San Martin boards a ship back to his homeland, Argentina, to take part in the revolution there
Jose de San Martin 's reasons for going back to Argentina are unknown, but Argentines, Peruvians, and Chileans are very glad about it anyway. -
Jose de San Martin defeats a small Spanish force
Around this time, Jose de San Martin and his ruthlessly drilled fighting force defeated a small Spanish force by the Parana River. This was one of the first victories for the rebels, and it excited everyone. Before he knew it, Jose de San Martin was the head of all the fighting forces in Buenos Aires. -
Jose de San Martin takes command of the Army of the North
After General Manuel Belgrano had been defeated in the Battle of Ayahuma, Jose de San Martin took command of the army and drilled them into a good fighting force. -
Jose de San Martin gets his plans approved
After many years of waiting, Jose de San Martin gets his plan to cross into Chile over the Andes Mountains approved by President Juan Martin de Pueyrredon. -
Jose de San Martin and his army set off across the Andes
Jose de San Martin and his army set off to Chile. They are crossing the Andes Mountains. In order to make sure the pass they were using was not defended by the Spanish, San Martin told false information to some double crossing Natve Americans. When the Army of the North was actually crossing the mountains, the Spanish would be much more south than they were. -
The Army of the North makes it across the Andes
Jose de San Martin and the Army of the North successfully cross the Andes mountains, having met no Spainsh along the way and losing very few men and animals in the process. Soon after, though, the Spanish realize they have been duped. -
The Battle of Chacabuco
The Spanish send troops to fight off the rebels who have just crossed the Andes. They meet at the Battle of Chacabuco, where the rebels crush the royalists. The Spanish lose about half of thier men, while the rebels lose very few. The Spanish in Santiago then fled, and San Martín rode triumphantly into the city. -
The Battle of Maipu
The Spanish were posing a threat to Santiago, the city captured in the Battle of Chacabuco, so Jose de San Martin rushed back and met them in the Battle of Maipu. The rebels crushed the Spanish and the royalists fled. They would never pose a threat to Chile ever again. -
Jose de San Martin leaves for Peru
Jose de San Martin leaves for Peru in hope to liberate it. His plan is to make the citizens decide that they want independence, so he brings a printing press and bombards the citizens with pro-independence ideas. -
Jose de San Martin's army captures Pisco
Jose de San Martin's army captures Pisco, a Peruvian city. -
Jose de San Maritn captures Huacho
Jose de San Maritn captures Huacho, another Peruvian city. -
Jose de San Martin enters Lima
After Jose de San Martin captured the two Peruvian cities, viceroy La Serna moved the Spanish army to Collao, basically abandoning the city of Lima to Jose de San Mrtin. The citizens, who were more afraid of a slave uprising, invited him and his army into the city of Lima. -
Peru declares independence
Peru officially declares independence. Jose de San Martin is named "Protector of Peru" and during his short rule, he puts an end to a lot of horrible things. He did resign eventually. -
Jose de San Martin dies
After his long military career, Jose de San Martin discovers that his wife is ill, and rushes to her side, but is too late. He and his daughter, Mercedes move back to Europe and he dies there. We stil celebrate him today.
