[Letter from Santa Anna ordering retreat of the Mexican Army, April 22, 1836]

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Letter from Santa Anna: Santa Anna's military orders withdrawing Mexican troops from the San Jacinto battlefield, April 22, 1836.

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Santa Anna, Antonio Lopez de April 22, 1836.

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Letter from Santa Anna: Santa Anna's military orders withdrawing Mexican troops from the San Jacinto battlefield, April 22, 1836.

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  • April 22, 1836

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Santa Anna, Antonio Lopez de. [Letter from Santa Anna ordering retreat of the Mexican Army, April 22, 1836], letter, April 22, 1836; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth5928/: accessed January 21, 2026), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.

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