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Argentine War of Independence: José de San Martín and the Mounted Grenadiers Regiment defeated Spanish royalist forces in the Battle of San Lorenzo (depicted).
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Argentine War of Independence
Secessionist civil war (1810–1818)
The Argentine War of Independence was a secessionist civil war fought from 1810 to 1818 by Argentine patriotic forces under Manuel Belgrano, Juan José Castelli, Martin Miguel de Guemes and José de San Martín against royalist forces loyal to the Spanish crown. On July 9, 1816, an…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
José de San Martín
Argentine general and independence leader (1778–1850)
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…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Mounted Grenadiers Regiment
Military unit
The Regiment of Mounted Grenadiers "General San Martín" is the name of two Argentine Army regiments of two different time periods: a historic regiment that operated from 1812 to 1826, and a modern cavalry unit that was organized in 1903.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Supporters of the Spanish monarchy during the Spanish-American independence wars
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Battle of San Lorenzo
1813 battle in the Argentine War of Independence
The Battle of San Lorenzo was fought on 3 February 1813 in San Lorenzo, Argentina, then part of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata. The royalist troops were composed of militiamen recruited in Montevideo under the command of militia captain Antonio Zabala, who were…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)