Tuhia tētahi tohutoro mō tēnei wāhanga - I mahi a Ringgold i roto i te ope ā-whakataunga a General Zachary Taylor i Texas hei Tumuaki o te Pūrere. I te 8 o Mei 1846, i a ia me nga hoia 2,400 e haere ana ki Fort Texas, i uru ratou ki te Pakanga o Palo Alto
e te Tumuaki Mekemeke a Mariano Arista me tana ope 3,800 tangata.