San Martin

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Argentine Soldier, American Hero

By: John Lynch

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Hardcover | 15 April 2009 | Edition Number 1

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Jose de San Martin (1778-1850) was an enigmatic figure--a revolutionary and a conservative, a professional soldier and an intellectual, a taciturn man who nevertheless was able to inspire the peoples of South America to follow his armies and accept his battle strategies. One of the great leaders in the wars for independence, he was a pivotal force in the liberation of Chile and Peru from Spanish rule. In the first full English-language biography of San Martin in more than half a century, John Lynch shines new light on San Martin and on the story of Spanish America's revolutionary wars. Lynch offers a series of dramatic set pieces: the Peninsular War, in which San Martin fought the French and learned his military skills; the crossing of the Andes, when his army battled the forces of nature as well as enemy fire; the confrontation with imperial Spain in Peru; and the standoff with Bolivar which led to San Martin's resignation and exile in Europe. Based on the latest documentation, "San Martin" enhances our understanding of the modern history of Latin America and one of its most brilliant leaders.

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List of Illustrations	p. ix
List of Maps	p. x
Preface	p. xi
Soldier of Spain	p. 1
The Road from Yapeyú	p. 1
The Making of a Spaniard	p. 4
Baptism of Fire	p. 10
The Peninsular War	p. 15
Time of Decision	p. 21
The Revolution Calls	p. 28
Decline and Fall of an Empire	p. 28
The May Revolution	p. 36
San Martín in Buenos Aires	p. 40
The Politics of Revolution	p. 45
The Battle of San Lorenzo	p. 49
The Revolution Fades	p. 52
A Continental Strategy	p. 55
To the North	p. 55
Plan Continental	p. 64
The Enemy Within	p. 67
Rethinking the Revolution	p. 70
Power Base of Revolution	p. 72
Cuyo: Cradle of Resistance and Resurgence	p. 72
In the Foothills	p. 78
Towards the Verge	p. 82
The Army of the Andes	p. 86
Across the Andes	p. 91
The March	p. 91
Chacabuco, a Victory Squandered	p. 95
Maipú, Victory Reclaimed	p. 99
Historic Disobedience	p. 105
Lord Cochrane, Master and Commander in the Pacific	p. 110
Peru, The Carthage of San Martin	p. 115
Terra Incognita	p. 115
The War for Peru	p. 120
The Fall of Lima	p. 130
Lord Cochrane's Lecture	p. 135
Monarchist in a World of Republics	p. 138
The Protectorate	p. 138
Guerrilla War in the Highlands	p. 144
The Lure of Monarchy	p. 147
San Martín Beleaguered	p. 157
Liberal in a Conservative Society	p. 162
Practical Ideas for a New Society	p. 162
Not Indians but Citizens of Peru	p. 168
A Great Act of Justice	p. 171
A Christian General	p. 174
Order and Progress	p. 179
Last Chance in Guayaquil	p. 182
The War for Peru: Testing the Strategy	p. 182
Conference in Guayaquil	p. 185
Critical Days in Lima	p. 191
A Terrible Example	p. 193
Farewell the Big Wars	p. 198
Silent Hero	p. 202
Exile	p. 204
Return to London	p. 204
Argentina: Attraction and Repulsion	p. 207
San Martín and Rosas	p. 214
Valedictory	p. 218
Fallen Idol or Hero for all Time?	p. 221
Notes	p. 229
Bibliography	p. 250
Glossary	p. 257
Index	p. 259
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