▁However , ▁when ▁Pe z uela ▁saw ▁that ▁the ▁patri otic ▁arm ies ▁were ▁not ▁following , ▁he ▁re organ ised ▁his ▁forces , ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁battle , ▁and ▁won . ▁There ▁were ▁bare ly ▁ 4 0 0 ▁surv iv ors . ▁Bel gr ano ▁said : ▁" S old iers : ▁we ▁have ▁lost ▁the ▁battle ▁after ▁so ▁much ▁fighting . ▁Vict ory ▁has ▁bet rayed ▁us ▁by ▁going ▁to ▁the ▁enemy ▁ranks ▁during ▁our ▁triumph . ▁It ▁does ▁not ▁matter ! ▁The ▁flag ▁of ▁the ▁nation ▁still ▁sw ings ▁in ▁our ▁hands ! ". ▁After ▁gather ing ▁his ▁army ▁at ▁Mach a , ▁where ▁he ▁received ▁rein for c ements ▁from ▁C och ab amba , ▁Bel gr ano ▁was ▁ready ▁for ▁another ▁eng agement ▁with ▁Pe z uela , ▁whose ▁troops ▁were ▁not ▁in ▁a ▁better ▁situation . ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁November , ▁Bel gr ano ▁was ▁again ▁van qu ished ▁by ▁the ▁royal ists ▁at ▁Ay oh uma , ▁and ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁withdraw ▁the ▁remains ▁of ▁his ▁army ▁towards ▁Pot os í ▁and ▁from ▁there ▁to ▁Ju ju y . ▁ ▁The ▁Second ▁Tri um vir ate ▁react ed ▁by ▁sending ▁José ▁de ▁San ▁Martín ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁Army ▁of ▁the ▁North , ▁with ▁Bel gr ano ▁as ▁his ▁second ▁in ▁command . ▁San ▁Martín ▁would ▁rein force ▁the ▁battle - we ary ▁Army ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁with ▁his ▁own ▁soldiers . ▁H ast ened ▁by ▁Bel gr ano ' s ▁ill