ðɪs wʌzðə sˈeɪm ˈɪnfəntɹi kˈɔːɹ ðæt hɐdbɪn sˈɛnt tə tʃˈɪli ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛlv, kəmˈændᵻd baɪ ðˈɛn luːtˈɛnənt kˈɜːnəl lˌɑːs hˈiəɹəz tʊ ɐsˈɪst ðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt dʒˈʌntə tə fˈeɪs ðɪ ɪnvˈeɪʒən ʌvðə ɹˈɔɪəlˌɪsts ɪn sˈʌðɚn tʃˈɪli.
This was the same infantry corps that had been sent to Chile in 1812, commanded by then Lieutenant Colonel Las Heras to assist the Government Junta to face the invasion of the Royalists in Southern Chile.