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5.19- The Army of the Andes

Revolutions

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San Martin's Finest Hour as a General

The victory at mipu was, as i said, san martin's finest hour as a general. And he was once again feted as the great hero of spanish americanin pendence,. Not even bolivar, who was himself, at that point, still ensconced in anga stura. But this latest exploit really just got back to the place san martin thought he already was with giley secured and him preparing for the invasion of peru. So what the government in buenos aires really wanted now was for san martin to come home. He did not want to waste his army on such a fratricidal venture. The army of

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