 Hama dzaHowe dzakabva dzambomira kuti dzisimbise nzvimbo yadzo, uye Admiral akabatanidzwa mumusangano worugare usina zvibereko nevamiriri veCongress musi waSeptember 11. Mazuva mana gare gare maBritish akasvika paManhattan, kuparadzira mauto asina ruzivo rwokuzviwanira kuti adzokere shure nokutya, uye kumanikidza Washington kuti idzokere shure zvikuru. Pashure pokunge Washington amisa kupfuurira kweBritain kuManhattan paHarlem Heights musi waSeptember 16, Howe akaitazve kufamba-famba, achiendesa mauto kuPells Point mukuedza kudimbura nzira yaWashington yekudzokera shure. Kuti adzivirire kubva pakufamba uku, Washington akadzorera vazhinji veuto rake kuWhite Plains, uko pashure pehondo pfupi musi waOctober 28 akadzokera mberi kuchamhembe. Izvi zvakadzivisa mauto eContinental Army akanga asara muUpper Manhattan, saka Howe akadzokera kuManhattan ndokutora Fort Washington pakati paNovember, achitora vasungwa vanenge 3 000. Mazuva mana gare gare, Fort Lee, mhiri kwoRwizi rweHudson kubva kuFort Washington, yakatorwawo. Washington akaunza vazhinji veuto rake mhiri kweHudson kupinda muNew Jersey, asi pakarepo akamanikidzwa kudzokera shure nechisimba cheBritish. Mukati mokurwisa kwacho kushayikwa kwakarongeka, kushayikwa kwezvinhu, kuneta, kurwara, uye pamusoro pezvose, kushayikwa kwechivimbo muvatungamiriri veAmerica kwakaguma nokunyunguduka kwevarwi vasina kurovedzwa uye mapoka emasoja aitya. Washington akagunununa, kuti: Rukudzo rwokuita dziviriro yakashinga runoratidzika kuva rusakiso rwakakwana, apo budiriro iri yepanikiro zvikuru, uye kuwira mumaoko oMuvengi kunobvira. 