ðeɪ wɜːɹ ˈɛstᵻmˌeɪɾᵻd æt bᵻtwˌiːn tˈuː,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ ænd θɹˈiː,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ ˈɑːɹdʒəntˌaɪn fɹˈiːdmɛn hˌuː kɹˈɔst ðɪ ˈændiːz tə tʃˈɪli ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvəntˌiːn wɪð sˌæn mˈɑːɹtɪnz fˈoːɹs.
They were estimated at between 2,000 and 3,000 Argentine freedmen who crossed the Andes to Chile in 1817 with San Martin's force.