 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Helm akagadzwa kaputeni uye akakumbirwa kurera nokutungamirira boka revaVirginia neLieutenant Colonel George Rogers Clark akanga achangobva kusimudzirwa. Musi waJanuary 2, 1778, Gavhuna Patrick Henry, weVirgins, akapa George Rogers Clark simba rokumutsa boka revarwi nemirairo yakavanzika yokurwisa mauto eBritain nevabatsiri vavo pamuganhu weVirginia. Leonard Helm, uyo akanga ashanda naClark munguva yeHondo yaDunmore uye akanga apedza nguva yakawanda muKentucky, akapiwa mutungamiri weimwe yemakambani mana okutanga akaumbwa kuti aumbe hurumende iyi. Kaputeni Helm akaunganidza varwi vomurwi weVirginia kubva kuPrince William neFauquier Counties. Clark nicther unit yakazozivikanwa seIllinois Regiment uye yakabatanidzwa muNorthwest Campaign. 