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Walter Butler a redefined Loyalist figure in War Out of Niagara
Howard Swiggett challenges famed villain image of Walter Butler with new evidence from untapped sources. The article traces Butler from early life in Butler family circles through Ave of loyalty to British forces, his Cherry Valley raid, and final defeat near Johnstown. It notes misperceptions by early historians and the role of Brant and Willett in the frontier fighting.
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Elmo Scott Watson
Simon Girty
Benedict Arnold
Cherry Valley
Walter Butler
Niagara
Tory Rangers
Columbia University Press
New York State Historical Association
Howard Swiggett
Mohawk Valley
Johnsons
Butters
Walter Butter
John Butler
Sir William Johnson
Northern Department
Butlers
Schuyler
Gates
Library of Congress
Timothy Dwight
Yale University
Lafayette
Haldimand
Canada
Brant
Butler
Simms
New York
Young Butler
Butlersbury
Albany
King
King's Own
Montreal
Quebec
Fort Nidgara
Butler Rangers
St. Leger
Burgoyne
Howe
Old Fort Stanwix
Fort Schuyler
Gansevoort
Marinus Willett
Oriskany
Mohawk
Willett
Swiggett
Corps of Rangers
Sullivan
Washington
Long House
Detroit
Miamis
Ross
Schenectady
Johnstown
Canada Creek
St. George's Church
India
England
Minneapolis