 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Smith akashanda semukuru wemauto anozvipira muHondo dzeSeminole kubva muna 1836 kusvika muna 1838, asati apinda muHondo yeMexico neAmerica. Akatungamirira 2nd Brigade muWorths Division paHondo yeMonterrey. Akakwidziridzwa kuva brigadier general munaGunyana 1846 uye akabatana neuto raWinfield Scott semutungamiri we1st Brigade, 2nd Division. Akatungamirira boka rake muhondo dzeVeracruz, Cerro Gordouye Contreras. Akanga ari mukuru mukuru wezviito paContreras uye akarwa muhondo dzeMexico City. Akashanda mukomisheni yezvokupedzisa hondo ndokuva gavhuna wehondo weMexico City. Akanga ari Nhengo Yokutanga yeAztec Club ya1847. 