Whakaotihia te rerenga kōrero e whai ake nei: Ko te wheako whawhai tuatahi a Grant i te
Ko te Pakanga o Palo Alto ki te kaha nui o Mexico e hiahia ana ki te whakaeke me te whakaeke i te ope Amerika. Kaore a Grant i mataku, i whakareri i tana pu 1822 i te wa i whakahaua ai e Taylor e rua nga pu pu nui i pupuhi i te ope Mexico, i hoki whakamuri. I te aonga ake ka whai te ope Amerika i te ope Mexico e hoki ana ki Resaca de la Palma. Kaore i makona ki ana kawenga hei quartermaster, i haere a Grant ki nga raina o mua ki te whawhai, ka uru ki te Pakanga o Resaca de la Palma. I arahi a Grant i tana kamupene ki te whakapae, i hopukina ai e ia tetahi rangatira Mexico me etahi o ana tangata, tana wikitoria tuatahi. I muri mai ka mohio a Grant ko te whenua i riro ia ia me ana whakarau i wikitoria i mua i te pakanga.