Argentina 1817: The Crossing of the Andes and Liberation of Chile

In 1817, José de San Martín led an army of 5,000 men across the Andes at 4,000 meters elevation — a feat that rivals Hannibal or Napoleon. This episode follows the logistical nightmare: mules, rations, forged weapons, and the gaucho lancers who fought in ponchos. We trace San Martín's secret alliance with Bernardo O'Higgins, the guerrilla tactics of Manuel Rodríguez, and the decisive Battle of Chacabuco on February 12, 1817. How did a colonial backwater pull off the most audacious military campaign in South American history? And why did San Martín then sail for Peru? This is the untold epic behind Argentina's independence — not just a rebellion, but an invasion that freed a continent.

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