<prompt> Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Pashure pokurwisana kwokutanga, Taylor nechikamu chikuru cheuto rake vakabva parwizi kuti vawane nzira yokuendesa zvinhu, vachisiya nzvimbo yavakanga vagadzirira, 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. Muhondo yePalo Alto  <response>: Muchiitiko chokutanga chikuru chehondo, mauto aTaylor akamanikidza maArista kubva munhandare, achirwadziwa navakafa vana bedzi kuvane mazana kuvaMexico. 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. 