ðə kˈɑːŋɡɹəs ʌv tˌuːkjuːmˈɑːn ɛndˈoːɹst sˌæn mˈɑːɹtɪnz pɹəpˈoʊzəl tə fˈɔːɹm ɐn ˈɑːɹmi tə fˈaɪt ðə ɹˈɔɪəlˌɪsts ɪn tʃˈɪli, ænd bᵻtwˌiːn ˈɔːɡəst wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹtiːn ænd fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvəntˌiːn, sˌæn mˈɑːɹtɪn tɹˈeɪnd hɪz tɹˈuːps tə pɹɪpˈɛɹ ðˌɛm fɔːɹ ðɛɹ ɔːɹdˈiəl.
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.