After contributing to winning the Battle of Chacabuco, he headed the South Division, that was involved in a night battle on April 4 in Curapaligüe and on May 5 in the Battle of Cerro Gavilán, two resounding victories.
ˈæftɚ kəntɹˈɪbjuːɾɪŋ tə wˈɪnɪŋ ðə bˈæɾəl ʌv tʃˌækɐbjˈuːkoʊ, hiː hˈɛdᵻd ðə sˈaʊθ dᵻvˈɪʒən, ðæt wʌz ɪnvˈɑːlvd ɪn ɐ nˈaɪt bˈæɾəl ˌɔn ˈeɪpɹəl fˈoːɹ ɪn kjˈʊɹɹɐpˌælɪɡˌuː ænd ˌɔn mˈeɪ fˈaɪv ɪnðə bˈæɾəl ʌv sˈɛɹoʊ ɡˌævɪlˈɑːn, tˈuː ɹᵻzˈaʊndɪŋ vˈɪktɚɹiz.