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THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION An American loyalist or "Tory" unit, Butler's Rangers were raised by Major John Butler, an ex-officer of the Indian Department in September, 1777. Initially eight companies strong comprising experienced woodsmen, two of the companies were conversed in the way of the American Native American (Indian) and were obliged to speak the Iroquois language. The unit was used as raiders along the New York frontiers. They became notorious after laying waste in the Wyoming Valley after defeating a force of militia in July, 1778, when aided by their Iroquois allies, they killed and scalped most of the inhabitants. [SOURCE: R. J. Marrion. Fellow of The Company of Military Historians of America. Uniforms of the American War of Independence. A series of 24 collector cards. Victoria Gallery, London, England. 1992.] |
| Butler's
Rangers
1778
[SOURCE: Uniforms of the American War of Independence. A series of 24 collector cards. Illustration by R. J. Marrion. Fellow of The Company of Military Historians of America. Victoria Gallery, London, England. 1992.] |
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