 pari gbolohun yii: ọgagun ripley ṣiṣẹ ni ogun mexico-amẹrika lori awọn oṣiṣẹ ti general zachary taylor ati general gideon pillow, o si ri iṣẹ ni awọn ogun ti monterey, vera cruz, cerro gordo, contreras, churubusco, molino del rey, chapultepec, ati awọn : wọn gba ìlú Mexico City. Nítorí ìgboyà rẹ nínú ogun, Ripley di ọgágun fún Cerro Gordo àti ọgágun fún Chapultepec. Ó tẹ ìwé History of the Mexican War jáde ìdìpọ kejì, New York, 1849. 