 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Muna May 1777, vaBritain vakatangazve mabasa avo ehondo, naGeneral Howe vachiedza pasina kubudirira kubvisa Washington panzvimbo yake yokudzivirira muWatchung Mountains yeNew Jersey, nepo General John Burgoyne akatungamirira uto kumaodzanyemba kubva kuQuebec akananga kuAlbany, New York. Kutevera kutora kwaBurgoyne kweFort TiconderogaPasina kurwisa mukuvamba kwaJuly, General Howe akakwira rutivi rukuru rwehondo yake mungarava dzokutakura ndokufamba nechikepe, achisiya Washington isinganzwisisiki pamusoro penzvimbo yaaienda. Washington akatumira mamwe mauto ake kuchamhembe kuti abatsire kudzivirira Albany, uye akatamisa mazhinji emasimba ake kumaodzanyemba kwePhiladelphia apo zvakava pachena kuti ndiyo yakanga iri chinangwa chaHowe. 