Spanish American wars of independence important change in strategy after three United Provinces campaigns had been defeated in Upper Peru. San Martín's army became the nucleus of the Army of the Andes, which received crucial political and material support in 1816 when Juan Martín de Pueyrredón became Supreme Director of the United Provinces. In January 1817, San Martín was finally ready to advance against the royalists in Chile. Ignoring an injunction from the congress of the Río de la Plata not to move against Chile, San Martín together with General Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme, later Supreme Director of Chile, led the Army over the Andes in
The Founding of an Army The Founding of an Army The Founding of an Army is a Chinese film commissioned by China's government to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Liberation Army. Produced by Han Sanping and directed by Andrew Lau, it is the third installment of the trilogy called "Founding of New China" after "The Founding of a Republic" (2009) and "The Founding of a Party" (2011). The film features a star-studded cast of Chinese actors. It was released on July 28, 2017 to mark the 90th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Liberation Army. The story begins in