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had, in tlie mean time, succeeded Elio, 

 having received a reinforcement from Spain, 

 attacked the patriots on the 31st of that 

 month, but was repulsed with considerable 

 loss. Further reinforcements then came 

 from Buenos-Ayres, and Monte Video was 

 regularly besieged. Vigodet, in order to 

 effect a diversion, embarked a considerable 

 number of troops, and landed them at Pa- 

 rana. San Martin was sent to oppose this 

 force, over which he obtained a complete 

 victory, at San Lorenzo, on the river Pa- 

 ran^. Belgrano also obtained a complete 

 victory, at Salta, on the 20th of February 

 1813, over the royalists of Peru, Tristan 

 and his whole army being made prisoners ; 

 and in consequence of this, the patriots 

 took possession of the provinces of Potosi, 

 Charcas, Chayanta, and Cochabamba. Tris- 

 tan, who had formerly been upon terms of 

 intimacy with Belgrano, was allowed by the 

 latter to withdraw into Peru with his army, 



