Whakaotihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I mahi a Ringgold i roto i te kaha o te noho a General Zachary Taylor i Texas hei Major o Artillery. I te 8 o Mei, 1846, i a ia me nga hoia 2,400 e haere ana ki Fort Texas, i whakaekea e ratou i te
Ko te Pakanga o Palo Alto na te rangatira o Mexico a Mariano Arista me tana ope 3,800 tangata.