This force, led by General Zachary Taylor, had camped near the town of Corpus Christi at the mouth of the Nueces River.

这支部队由扎卡里·泰勒将军率领，在努塞斯河口的科珀斯克里斯蒂镇附近扎营。

The Mexicans placed the border of Texas at the Nueces River and a line drawn thence in a northerly direction.

墨西哥人将得克萨斯州的边界置于纽埃西斯河，并从那里向北划了一条线。

President Polk, accepting the Texan view of the controversy, ordered General Zachary Taylor to move beyond the Nueces in defense of American sovereignty.

波尔克总统接受得克萨斯人对争议的看法，命令扎卡里·泰勒将军越过纽埃斯群岛捍卫美国主权。