Through his connections with influential New York patriots such as Alexander McDougall and John Jay, Hamilton raised the New York Provincial Company of Artillery of sixty men in 1776, and was elected captain.
Läbi oma suhete mõjukate New Yorgi patriootidega nagu Alexander McDougall ja John Jay, Hamilton koondas 1776. aastal kuuekümne mehe suuruse New Yorgi suurtükivägi ja valiti selle kapteniks.