John Butler (pioneer)
French and Indian War
- Battle of Ticonderoga
- Battle of Fort Frontenac
- Battle of Fort Niagara
American Revolutionary War
- Battle of Longue-Pointe
- Siege of Fort Stanwix
- Battle of Oriskany
- Battle of Wyoming
- Cherry Valley massacre
- Battle of Newtown
John Butler (1728–1796) was a Loyalist who led an irregular militia unit known as Butler's Rangers on the northern frontier in the American Revolutionary War. He led Seneca and Cayuga forces in the Saratoga campaign. He later raised and commanded a regiment of rangers.
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