<prompt> Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Muna August 1845, Magruder akazvipira nokuda kwebasa muCorpus Christi, Texas, kuti abatane neuto raGeneral Zachary Taylor ikoko, achitora nyika yaimbova republic; US yakanga yava pedyo nehondo neMexico pamusoro pemubvunzo wokubatanidzwa. Pashure pokunge hondo dzatanga pana April 25, 1846, Magruder akatanga kuona hondo pa  <response>: Hondo yePalo Alto, mazuva 14 gare gare. Musi waApril 18, 1847, Magruder akashanda neshingairo uye mano, muGeneral Winfield Scotts expedition, pasi pemoto unorema uye akatendeuka pfuti yeMexico pamusoro pavo paCerro Gordo, iyo yaakarumbidzwa nevakuru vake uye yakakwidziridzwa kuva mukuru. Pakazosvika September 12, mauto eU.S. akanga atanga kunanga Chapultepec, mune imwe yezvikamu zvekurwisana muHondo yeMexico City. Magruder - akakuvadzwa zvishoma - akarayira pfuti dzokutanga mangwanani-ngwanani musi wa13 uye akavimbisa kutevera, pasinei nokuwanda kweMexico, kuti atore Anzures, Veronica, uye Belen junction - nzira inokosha inodzivisa kuedza kweGeneral Santa Anna kubvisa imba yamambo. 