 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Somukuru mukuru wemauto aMajor General Zachary Taylor, Maclay akakuvadzwa muHondo yeResaca de la Palma, Texas pana May 9, 1846, pakutanga kweHondo yeMexico neAmerica. Kuti amubatsire kupora, Maclay akatumirwa kumusha kuti aite basa rokuunganidza vanhu. Akadzokera kuhondo nenguva kuti apinde mubasa rekudzivirira Puebla, Puebla iyo U.S. Army yakatora muna 1847 uye yakasiya pakuguma kwehondo muna 1848. 