President polk ordered general taylor to bring his troops to the rio grande because of a suspected threat made by mexico. historians have come to believe that this was a challenge to incite war by the united states to mexico. in april of 1846, war began between the united states and mexico as a result of the death of general taylor’s quartermaster disappearing. his body was found about two weeks later on april 24, 1846. the next day, a patrol of general taylor was attacked by mexicans. what was the name of this war?