təɡˌɛðɚ wɪððə fˈoːɹsᵻz ʌv dʒˈɛnɚɹəl sˌæn mˈɑːɹtɪn hiː tˈʊk pˈɑːɹt ɪnðə bˈæɾəl ʌv tʃˌækɐbjˈuːkoʊ, twˈɛlv fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvəntˌiːn, ænd ɪmˈiːdɪətli ˈæftɚwɚd wʌz sˈɛnt tə ðə sˈaʊθ, wˌɛɹ hiː ɡˈeɪnd ðə vˈɪktɚɹiz ʌv kjˈʊɹɹɐpˌælɪhjˌuː, vˈeɪɡəs də tˌælkɐhjuːˈɑːnoʊ, ænd ˈoʊvɪhm, ænd wʌz pɹˈɛzənt æt bˈoʊθ ʌvðə sˈiːdʒᵻz ʌv tˌælkɐhjuːˈɑːnoʊ ˌʌndɚ ðɪ ˈɔːɹdɚz ʌv dʒˈɛnɚɹəl bˈɜːnɚdˌoʊ oʊhˈɪɡɪnz.
Together with the forces of General San Martin he took part in the Battle of Chacabuco, (12 February 1817), and immediately afterward was sent to the south, where he gained the victories of Curapalihue, Vegas de Talcahuano, and Oavihm, and was present at both of the sieges of Talcahuano under the orders of General Bernardo O'Higgins.