 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Pakasvika nguva yeRevolution yeAmerica, Putnam akanga ava murimi akapfuma uye muridzi wemba yokudyira, ane mukurumbira wakakura nokuda kwezvaakanga aita kare. Musi waApril 20, 1775, paakanga achirima mumwe weminda yake nomwanakomana wake, akagamuchira mashoko nezveHondo yeLexington neConcordiro rakatanga hondo zuva rapfuura. Iye chaizvoizvo akaburuka pachirongo, achisiyira mumunda ndokutasva mumaawa masere, achisvika Cambridge zuva rakatevera ndokupa mabasa ake kunhau yaPatriot. Putnam akatumidzwa zita guru guru, achimuita wechipiri mumutambo kune General Artemas Ward muHondo yeVacherechedzi, iyo yakatangira kuvambwa kweContinental Army. 