 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Apo kunetsana kwakatungamirira kuHondo yeIndependence yeAmerica kwakawedzera, Maxwell akasiya basa rake ndokuva anoshingaira muPatriot zvematongerwe enyika uye basa rokuramba muNew Jersey. Apo hondo yakatanga iye akagadzwa sa colonel we2nd New Jersey Regiment muna November 1775. Chikwata ichi chaive pakati pemasoja akatumirwa kuQuebec pasi paGeneral John Sullivan mukutanga kwa1776, uye akabatanidzwa muhondo yeTrois-Rivières pamberi peContinental Army yakadzokera kuFort Ticonderoga. Akakwidziridzwa kuva brigadier general, Maxwell akadzokera kuNew Jersey kunobatana neuto raGeneral George Washington mushure mekudzokera shure muNew Jersey zvichitevera kurasikirwa kweNew York. 