 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - MuHondo yokuzvimiririra yeAmerica, misha yose yaiva mumupata weSusquehanna yakarwiswa neVaLoyalist nevaNative American vakanga vakabatana nevaBritish. Mukutanga kwezhizha ra 1778 nhau dzakasvika dzeboka ravarwi vechiNative American, zvichida rakaperekedzwa naVakatendeka uye varwi veBritain, vakananga kuWest Branch Susquehanna Rwizi mupata kuparadza misha. Pakanga pane zviitiko zviduku zvakawanda zvechisimba pamusoro pavagari, asi pana June 10, 1778 boka revagari gumi navatanhatu rakarwiswa mune zvino yava Williamsport. Mune chakazozivikanwa sePlum Tree Massacre, gumi navaviri vaavo vane gumi navatanhatu vakaurawa ndokugurwa musoro, kubatanidza vakadzi vaviri navana vatanhatu. Kuurayana muWyoming Valleykwakaitika musi waJuly 3, 1778 pedyo neinozivikanwa zvino seWilkes-Barre. Mashoko aya akaita kuti zviremera zvomunzvimbomo zviraire kubviswa kwomupata wose weWest Branch. 