An army of 5,423 soldiers, led by General <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_de_San_Martín" id="mwag" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="José de San Martín">José de San Martín</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossing_of_the_Andes" id="mwaw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Crossing of the Andes">crosses the Andes</a> from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina" id="mwbA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Argentina">Argentina</a> to liberate <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile" id="mwbQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Chile">Chile</a> and then <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peru" id="mwbg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Peru">Peru</a>.