<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo: Ngemva kwezingxabano zokuqala, uTaylor nengxenye enkulu yebutho lakhe basuka emfuleni ukuze bavikele umzila wokuthumela ukudla, beshiya isisekelo esiyingozi, iFort Texas. Endleleni ebuyela eRio Grande, amabutho aseMexico ngaphansi kukaJenene Mariano Arista azama ukuvimba indlela kaTaylor njengoba amanye amabutho ayevimbezele iFort Texas, ephoqa uJenene Wempi YaseMelika ukuthi ahlasele uma enethemba lokukhulula inqaba. Ezindaweni  <response>: Impi yasePalo Alto, impi yokuqala enkulu yempi, amabutho kaTaylor aphoqa ama-Arista ukuba aphume enkundleni, ahlukumezeka ngamadoda amane kuphela abulawa kumaMexico angamakhulu. Ngosuku olulandelayo, uTaylor wahola ibutho lempi ukuba linqobe eMpini yaseResaca de la Palma, ebeka iButho LaseMexico ukuba lihlasele. Impumelelo yokuqala yakhulisa ukwesekwa kwempi, okwathi naphezu kwamavoti angalingani e-Congress kwahlukanisa isizwe ngokujulile. AmaWhigs amaningi aseNyakatho ayemelene nempi, njengoba kwenza abanye; babecabanga ukuthi uPolk wayesebenzise ubuzwe ukuze aqondise isizwe ukuba silwe nempi okwakuyinjongo yayo ukunikeza ubugqila indawo yokwanda. 