The Andes provided an effective natural barrier between the Argentine revolutionaries and Chile, so there was no military confrontation between them until the Crossing of the Andes, led by José de San Martín in 1817, a campaign that resulted in the defeat of the Chilean royalists.
Os Andes proporcionaron unha barreira natural eficaz entre os revolucionarios de Arxentina e Chile, polo que non houbo enfrontamentos militares entre eles até a Travesía dos Andes, liderada por José de San Martín, en 1817, unha campaña que resultou na derrota dos monárquicos chilenos.