 Hamilton akasvika muNew York yaidzorwa neBritain uye akashanda semutumwa muuto reBritain raMajenerali William Howe naHenry Clinton asati apiwa mvumo yekuva mukuru mukuru wekutora masoja eLoyalist kumaodzanyemba. Chinzvimbo chaHamilton chaizotsamira panhamba yevarume vaaizokwanisa kuunganidza. Nzira yokunyorera yakatanga pashure pokunge vaBritain vatora Savannah, apo Hamilton akaunganidza vanhu vanenge 30 vakapona muhondo yeKettle Creek, Georgia kuti vashumire sehwaro hwehurumende yake ye North Carolina Volunteers. 