 Nyorera kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Iyo Navy yakaita basa mune maviri makuru mashandiro eMexicoan-American Hondo 1845-1848; panguva yeHondo yeVeracruz, yakatakura mauto okurwisa ayo akabata Veracruz nokumhara mauto 12 000 nemidziyo yavo muzuva rimwe chete, zvichiguma nokutorwa kweMexico City, uye kuguma kwehondo. Ngarava dzayo dzePacific Squadron dzakabetsera kubata California. 