 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Smith akashanda mukati meHondo yeMexico neAmerica, uye akakuvadzwa muHondo yeMolino del Reymusi waSeptember 8, 1847, imwe yehondo dzaipisa zvikuru. Pashure pokunge hondo neMexico yapera iye akasimudzirwa kuva mukuru mukuru musi waAugust 18, 1851. Kukwidziridzwa kwake kwokupedzisira muU.S. Army kwakauya musi waJune 4, 1858, kusvika pachinzvimbo chaKaputeni. Akanga ari muEurope pazororo kubva kuHondo kubva muna 1859 kusvika muna 1861. 