<prompt> Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Pashure pokurwisana kwokutanga, Taylor norutivi rukuru rweuto rake vakabva murwizi kuti vachengetedze nzira yokuendesa zvokudya, vachisiya nzvimbo yokugara yokungoita, Fort Texas. Pavakanga vava kudzokera kuRio Grande, mauto eMexico aitungamirirwa naGeneral Mariano Arista akaedza kuvhara nzira yaTaylor sezvo mamwe mauto akavhara Fort Texas, achimanikidza mukuru wemauto eU.S. kurwisa kana achitarisira kubvisa nhare. Mu  <response>: Hondo yePalo Alto, kurwa kukuru kwokutanga kwehondo, mauto aTaylor akamanikidza maArista kubva munhandare, achitambura vakafa vana chete kumazana evaMexico. Zuva rakatevera racho, Taylor akatungamirira uto rake kukunda muHondo yeResaca de la Palma, achirova mauto eMexico. Kubudirira kwokutanga kwakawedzera kutsigira hondo, iyo pasinei nokuvhota zvisina kururama muCongress yakanga yakakamura zvikuru rudzi. VaWhig vakawanda vokuchamhembe vakanga vasingabvumirani nehondo, sezvakaita vamwe; vaifunga kuti Polk akanga ashandisa kuda nyika kuti aite kuti rudzi rwacho rwuite hondo iyo chinangwa chayo chaiva chokupa uranda nzvimbo yokuwedzera. 