Two more forces, one under John E. Wool and the other under Taylor, were ordered to occupy Mexico as far south as the city of Monterrey.
Još dvjema dodatnim trupama, jednoj pod vodstvom Johna E. Woola, a drugoj pod vodstvom Taylora, bilo je naređeno da okupiraju Meksiko sve do krajnjeg juga, do grada Monterreyja.