<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - UMay wachitha isikhathi esiningi somsebenzi wakhe e-Second Regiment of Dragoons, kodwa futhi waba nesikhathi esifushane e-First Regiment of Dragoons. Njenge-lieutenant, wabamba iqhaza eMpini Yesibili YamaSeminole  <response>: , lapho ayenesibopho sokuthumba isikhulu esibalulekile sesizwe. Ngesikhathi sempi yaseMexico, wayephethe i-squadron ngesikhathi sokuhambela kukaZachary Taylor, futhi wabona isenzo ezimpini zasePalo Alto, Resaca de la Palma, Monterrey, naseBuena Vista. Wazigqama kulezo zenzo futhi ekugcineni wakhushulelwa esikhundleni sokuba u-brevet colonel, ngesikhundla esihlala njalo sokuba ngu-major. UMay kamuva wakhonza ezingxenyeni ezahlukahlukene zomngcele waseMelika, kufaka phakathi phakathi nenkinga ye-Bleeding Kansas. 