Runaway Scrape

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Runaway Scrape was the mass evacuation of Texan settlers in early 1836 as they fled eastward from advancing Mexican forces during the Texas Revolution.

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Runaway Scrape canonical 6
Run-away Scrape 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf event of the Texas Revolution
historical event
mass evacuation
alsoKnownAs Run-away Scrape
linked to: Runaway Scrape
characterizedBy destruction of homes and crops
harsh weather and disease
panic among settlers
shortage of food and supplies
country Mexico–Texas borderlands
linked to: Mexican Texas
describedIn Texas historical scholarship
handbook of Texas history
endTime April 1836
followedBy Battle of San Jacinto
follows Battle of the Alamo
Fall of the Alamo
linked to: Battle of the Alamo

Goliad Campaign
Goliad Massacre
hasCause advance of the Mexican army into Texas
fall of the Alamo to Mexican forces
fear of reprisals by Mexican troops
news of the Goliad Massacre
linked to: Goliad Massacre
historicalPeriod 19th century
Texas Revolution era
involves burning of Gonzales by Texian forces
burning of San Felipe de Austin
evacuation of Gonzales, Texas
evacuation of San Felipe de Austin
flight of the ad interim Texas government
movement of refugees toward the Sabine River
refugees crossing into the United States
refugees seeking safety on Galveston Island
mainLocation Brazos River region, Texas
linked to: Brazos Valley

Colorado River region, Texas
Galveston Island, Texas
linked to: Galveston

Gonzales, Texas
Harrisburg, Texas
Sabine River, Texas–Louisiana border
linked to: Sabine River

San Felipe de Austin, Texas
Texas
opponent Antonio López de Santa Anna
José de Urrea
Mexican Army
participant Anglo-American settlers in Texas
Tejano families allied with the Texian cause
Texian settlers
partOf Texas Revolution
result concentration of Texian forces east of the Brazos
devastation of parts of the Texas frontier
widespread displacement of civilian population
significantPerson David G. Burnet
Emily Austin Perry
Lorenzo de Zavala
Mirabeau B. Lamar
Sam Houston
Susanna Dickinson
startTime March 1836

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Battle of San Jacinto precededBy Runaway Scrape
Texian Army engagement Runaway Scrape
Convention of 1836 adjacentToEvent Runaway Scrape
Goliad Campaign relatedTo Runaway Scrape
Runaway Scrape alsoKnownAs Run-away Scrape
linked to: Runaway Scrape
Edward Burleson participantIn Runaway Scrape
Battle of the Alamo followedBy Runaway Scrape