 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Musi waMay 13, 1774, mukuru mukuru weBritain Thomas Gage akasvika muBoston, guta rine nhoroondo yokuratidzira kwechisimba mukurwisana nemitemo yeBritain. Tichifunga nezvezvinetso zvaakanga agara nhaka kubva kuna Royal Governor Thomas Hutchinson, mukati mevhiki yekusvika kwake Gage akaonana naTrumbull ndokuratidza kugadzirira kushandira pamwe naye nokuda kwebasa raMambo wake. Apo Gage akatumira chikumbiro kuna Trumbull nokuda kwebetsero pashure peHondo dzeLexington neConcordmuna April 1775, Trumbull akaramba ndokujekesa chisarudzo chake chokutsigira maPatriot. Akapindura kuti mauto aGage aizonyadzisa kunyange vanhuwo zvavo, uye akapomera Gage kurwisa upenyu hwevanhu vaMambo wake nezvinhu zvavo pasina chikonzero. 