Butler's Rangers

Photos and transcription by contributor Wayne Adam - November, 2009

Plaque Location

In the Town of Niagara-On-The-Lake in the Region of Niagara
at coordinates N 43 15.239 W 79 03.948
at Butler's Burying Ground.

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Plaque Text

In 1777 John Butler of New York raised a force of Rangers who, with their Iroquois allies, raided the frontiers of New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey throughout the American Revolutionary War. From their base at Fort Niagara they successfully maintained British military power on the frontiers and seriously threatened rebel food supplies. When Fort Niagara became overcrowded in the autumn of 1778, Butler built near here a group of barracks to house his Rangers and their families. Disbanded in June 1784, they were among the first Loyalists to settle in the Niagara peninsula.

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Lieutenant-Colonel John Butler 1725-1796
United Empire Loyalists

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