Sii wad qoraalka faqradan-- Ringgold wuxuu ka tirsanaa ciidankii gumaysiga ee General Zachary Taylor ee Texas isagoo ahaa Major ka tirsan Artillery-ka. May 8, 1846, isaga iyo 2,400 oo askari oo ku sii jeeday Fort Texas, waxay ku dagaalameen Battle of Palo Alto
waxaa fuliyay Gaashaanle sare oo reer Mexico ah Mariano Arista iyo ciidankiisa oo ka koobnaa 3,800 oo askari.