Army of the Andes have it being as high as 6000 men. The army consisted of Argentines and Chileans, and included some 1200 auxiliaries to help in provisioning and supply, as well as a complement of artillery. The Congress of Tucumán endorsed San Martín's proposal to form an army to fight the royalists in Chile, and between August 1814 and February 1817, San Martín trained his troops to prepare them for their ordeal. While the army was made up of a less than experienced military force, San Martín intended to lead, with regular discipline and equipment, a proper army and not a "motley crew"
San Bernardo del Tuyú San Bernardo del Tuyú San Bernardo del Tuyú is a city in the seaside La Costa District of the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Founded by the "Compañía Inmobiliara del Este Argentino S.R.L.", a partnership of ten investors led by Juan Carlos Chiozza, San Bernardo del Tuyú originated with the 1942 purchase of 191 hectares (480 acres) along the Atlantic Ocean shore from the San Bernardo ranch, one of the Duhau family's many properties in Buenos Aires Province. The land was subdivided into parcels, and installations for an incipient town center were added by the developers. The governor, Dr. Rodolfo