<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - Ngo - 1846, uShields waya empini enamabutho amabili ayewaqondisa. Ngo-February 1847, lapho iTampico isishiyiwe, amadoda akhe athatha idolobha. Wayephethe iBrigade yesithathu, iVolunteer Division, empini yaseVera Cruz  <response>: neCerro Gordo, lapho alimala khona kakhulu ngesibhamu, futhi wachitha amasonto ayisishiyagalolunye elulama. Wabuyela empini ngosuku olulodwa, kokubili empini yaseContreras naseChurubusco. Umyalo wakhe ngalolo suku wagxekwa abanye ngokuthi wawungakhangi, futhi abanye bawutusa ngokuthi wawuhlakaniphile. Wayedinga usizo ukuze anqobe isitha esasinamandla, kodwa ibutho lakhe lathatha iziboshwa ezingaphezu kuka-800. 