Kammala wannan jumla: Ringgold ya yi aiki a rundunar janar Zachary Taylor a Texas a matsayin Manjo na Artillery. A ranar 8 ga Mayu, 1846, yayin da shi da sojoji 2,400 ke kan hanyarsu ta zuwa Fort Texas, sun shiga cikin
Yaƙin Palo Alto da Janar na Mexico Mariano Arista da rundunarsa ta maza 3,800.