Butler's Rangers
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Butler's Rangers
Butler's Rangers (
1777
–
1784
) was a
Loyalist
(or "Tory")
irregular
militia regiment in the
British Army
during the
American Revolutionary War
. Originally a
ranger
company of General Sir
John Johnson
's
King's Royal Regiment of New York
under the command of Major
John Butler
, they were reorganized and expanded to regimental size on the orders of Sir
Guy Carleton
to serve with and lead the
Iroquois
forces of
Joseph Brant
against the
Patriots
.
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