Runaway Scrape: Prelude to The Battle of San Jacinto

Each year in the Spring, many Texans reflect on the revolution that took place 189 years ago and the fear, grief, death, and bravery felt during that time, which eventually led to Texas winning its independence from Mexico.One of those stories deals with the “Runaway Scrape,” a term named as Texans took flight in retreating from Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna’s Mexican Army in the Spring of 1836.In…