<prompt> Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Muna May 1846, Buckner akasiya basa rake rokudzidzisa kuti arwe muHondo yeMexico neAmerica, achibatanidzwa ne6th U.S. Infantry Regiment. Mabasa ake okutanga aisanganisira kuunganidza varwi nokuvaendesa kumuganhu weTexas. Muna November 1846, akarayirwa kuti abatane nekambani yake mumunda; akavasangana munzira pakati peMonclova neParras. Kambani yakabatana naJohn E. Wool paSaltillo. MunaJanuary 1847, Buckner akarayirwa kuVera Cruz neWilliam J. Worths division. Apo Maj. Gen. Winfield Scott  <response>: Vakakomba Vera Cruz, chikwata chaBuckner chakatarisana nezviuru zvishomanene zvevaMexico vaiva vakatasva mabhiza mutaundi raiva pedyo rainzi Amazoque. 