Buuxi weedha soo socota:
Dagaalkii Veracruz wuxuu bilaabmay 22-kii Maarso, 1847. Maalin ka hor, kooxdii ay "Potomac" u qaybisay waxay u wareegtay amarkii Commodore Matthew Perry. Bishii Maarso 23, Perry wuxuu amar ku bixiyay in dhowr cutub oo ciidamada badda ah ay ku soo degaan xeebta si ay u dejiyaan baytariyada xeebta. Parker waxaa loo qoondeeyay in uu ka shaqeeyo batariga xeebta ee "Potomac" oo ay la socdaan dhamaan batariyaasha hoos yimaada taliska guud ee Kabtan Alexander Slidell Mackenzie. Sarkaalkii isku xidhka ciidanka ee Batariga Xeebta ee Naval wuxuu ahaa Kabtan Robert E. Lee.