Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Mgbe Taylor gafesịrị Rio Grande, na Septemba, o meriri ndị Mexico nke ukwuu n'Agha Monterrey, ma weghara obodo ahụ n'ime ụbọchị atọ, n'agbanyeghị na a maara ya dị ka obodo a na-apụghị imeri emeri. A katọrọ Taylor maka ịbịanye aka na nkwekọrịta "onye nweere onwe ya", kama ịmanye maka ịtọgbọ onwe ya n'ọtụtụ buru ibu. Polk nwere olile anya na njide nke Northern Mexico ga-eme ka ndị Mexico ree Alta California na New Mexico, mana ndị Mexico ka na-achọghị ịhapụ ókèala buru ibu. Polk zigara ndị agha n'okpuru iwu nke Winfield Scott
nọchibidoro Veracruz, obodo ọdụ ụgbọ mmiri dị mkpa na Mexico, ebe e nyere Taylor iwu ịnọ nso Monterrey. E debere ọtụtụ n'ime ndị agha Taylor nwere ahụmahụ n'okpuru iwu Scott, na-ahapụ Taylor na obere ike na nke na-adịghị arụ ọrụ. Onye isi ndị Mexico bụ Antonio López de Santa Anna jidere akwụkwọ ozi sitere n'aka Scott banyere ndị agha Taylor pere mpe, ọ kwagara n'ebe ugwu, na-ezube ibibi ndị agha Taylor tupu ya na ndị agha Scott.