What war did San Martín fight before joining the South American independence struggle?
The Peninsular War against France
The Spanish American War
World War I
The Anglo-Spanish War
Answer
San Martín fought in the Peninsular War against France, a conflict that lasted from 1808 to 1814 and was part of the wider Napoleonic Wars. The war was fought between Spain, Portugal, and Britain against the French Empire.
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