Meanwhile, Martín Miguel de Güemes contained the royalist armies sent from the Viceroyalty of Peru at Salta, while San Martín advanced towards the royalist stronghold of Lima by sea, on a Chilean–Argentine campaign.
Mentres tanto, Martín Miguel de Güemes tiña os exércitos realistas enviados do vicerreinado do Perú en Salta e San Martín avanzou á fortaleza realista de Lima por mar, nunha campaña chilena-arxentina.