<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo: Ngo-May 8, 1846, uZachary Taylor namabutho angu-2 400 bafika bezosiza le nqaba. Nokho, uJenene Arista waphuthuma enyakatho enamandla angu - 3 400 futhi wamfica enyakatho yoMfula iRio Grande, eduze naseBrownsville yanamuhla, eTexas. Ibutho Lase-U.S. lalisebenzisa i-artillery endizayo, igama labo le-artillery yamahhashi, i-artillery elula ehambayo eyayigibele izinqola zamahhashi nayo yonke imikhumbi eyayigibele amahhashi iya empini. I-artillery esheshayo nokusekela ngomlilo okusheshayo kwaba nomphumela omubi ebuthweni laseMexico. Ngokuphambene nezikhali ezindizayo zamaMelika, izibhamu zaseMexico  <response>: I-Battle of Palo Alto yayine-powder esezingeni eliphansi eyayidubula ngejubane eliphansi ngokwanele ukuze kwenziwe ukuba amasosha aseMelika akwazi ukugwema izinhlamvu zempi. AbaseMexico baphendula ngokushayisana kwamahhashi nezikhali zabo. I-artillery yase-U.S. indiza kancane i-Mexican side, futhi ifuna indawo enenzuzo enkulu, abaseMexico babuyela emuva ohlangothini olukude lomfula owomile resaca ebusuku futhi balungiselela impi elandelayo. Lalinikeza inqaba engokwemvelo, kodwa phakathi nokuhoxa, amabutho aseMexico ayehlakazekile, okwenza ukuxhumana kwaba nzima. 