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commander, 4 engagements

Battles of José de San Martín

Battles of José de San Martín

Argentine general and independence leader (1778–1850)

José de San Martín is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 1813 and 1821: 3 battles and 1 siege across 3 present-day countries, most in Chile (2), Argentina (1), Peru (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 3,460 km apart end to end, 1,153 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Chilean War of Independence (2), Argentine War of Independence (1), Peruvian War of Independence (1).

Battle of San LorenzoBattle of ChacabucoBattle of MaipúFirst Siege of CallaoBattle of San LorenzoBattle of ChacabucoBattle of MaipúFirst Siege of CallaoBuenos AiresPorto AlegreBrasíliaCuritibaGoiâniaSanta CruzAsunciónLa PazCórdobaFlorianópolis2000 km22.767S, 68.931W
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1813: 1 engagements1 in 18131817: 1 engagements1 in 18171818: 1 engagements1 in 18181821: 1 engagements1 in 182118131821
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of San Lorenzo, 1813Battle of Chacabuco, 1817Battle of Maipú, 1818First Siege of Callao, 182118131821
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
3 February 1813Battle of San LorenzoSan Lorenzo, ArgentinaPatriot victory
12 February 1817Battle of ChacabucoSantiago, Chile930 km WVictory for the Army of the Andes
5 April 1818Battle of MaipúSantiago, Chile57 km SPatriot victory
13 July 1821First Siege of CallaoCallao, Peru2,473 km NPatriot victory; Creation and establishment of the Peruvian...

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, The exact author is disputed. Some sources attribute it to Jean Baptiste Madou, others to the art teacher of San Martin', Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.