Rubuta ci gaba ga wannan sakin layi - Daga bisani aka sanya shi zuwa jirgin ruwa, Balch ya yi aiki a lokacin yakin da Mexico. Ya shiga cikin harin da aka yi a watan Agusta 1846 a kan Alvarado, inda karfin ruwa a cikin kogin ya hana jiragen ruwa na jirgin ruwa daga saukowa, kuma a cikin nasarar 9 Maris 1847 na Janar Winfield Scott a Vera Cruz
Ka yi haƙuri. A lokacin yakin na karshe, Balch ya yi aiki a matsayin mai kula da jirgin ruwan da aka kama.