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health of General San Martin being impair- 

 ed, Rondeau was appointed to succeed him; 

 the siege of Monte Video was then confided 

 to Alvear, who took possession of the city, 

 by capitulation, in June 1814. 



Here again arose some of those unhappy 

 dissensions which so frequently injured the 

 cause of the patriots. Artigas demanded 

 that Monte Video should be delivered up 

 to him, as the chief of the province; this 

 was refused by the government of Buenos- 

 Ayres ; and to oppose his attempts, troops 

 were left in that part of the country, under 

 the command of Soler, who had been ap- 

 pointed governor of Monte Video. Alvear 

 obtained the appointment of general-in- 

 chief of the army, denominated the Army 

 of Peru ; but was prevented from taking the 

 command by the opposition of the troops, 

 and of their commander, Rondeau : giving 

 up that, he was nominated supreme di- 



