John Butler (Ranger)
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Lieutenant-Colonel John Butler was a British Indian Department officer, landowner and merchant. During the American Revolutionary War, he was a prominent Loyalist who commanded Butler's Rangers. Born
Portrait of John Butler by Henry Oakley, 1834
Uniform of Butler's Rangers
Butler's Barracks in Niagara-on-the-Lake
Bust of John Butler, at the Valiants Memorial, in Ottawa
Walter Butler (Loyalist)
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Walter Butler was an American-born Loyalist military officer during the American Revolutionary War. He left his home in Tryon County, New York for Montreal in 1775 and obtained a commission as an ensi
John Butler (Ranger)
…modern village of Fonda, New York. John married Catharine (Catalyntje) Bradt of Dutch ancestry about 1752. The couple raised five children including Walter Butler. Two others died in infancy. Having learned several Iroquoian languages, Butler was frequently employed as an interpreter in the lucrative fur trade…
Walter Butler's commission as a captain in Butler's Rangers
Fate of Jane Wells (Incident in Cherry Valley) by Alonzo Chappel, 1856