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Walter Butler Reexamined as Loyalist Hero in War Out of Niagara
Howard Swiggett’s new study War Out of Niagara revises Walter Butler from a demonized Tory to a enterprising, restless leader. Aimed at untangling myths, the book argues Butler protected survivors at Cherry Valley and differed from Brant, while outlining his career from Albany law student to Ranger captain and his final 1781 Johnston’s raid death near Canada Creek. The piece notes missing birth details and contested burial, with New York historians long painting him as a brutal villain.
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Benedict Arnold
Cherry Valley
Walter Butler
Niagara
The
Tory Rangers
Columbia University Press
New York State Historical Association
Howard Swiggett
Mohawk Valley
Johnsons
Butlers
John Butler
Sir William Johnson
Northern Department
Walter. Butler
Long House
Schuyler
Gates
Library of Congress
Timothy Dwight
Yale University
Lafayette
Haldimand
Canada
Brant
Butler
Simms
New York
Naime
Albany
Fort ‘Pitt
Detroit
Butlersbury
Sir William
Johnson
Guy Johnson
Sir John Johnson
Joseph Brant
Oswego
King's Own
Montreal
Quebec
Fort Niagara
Butler Rangers
Acy
St. Leger
Burgoyne
Howe
Old Fort Stanwix
Fort Schuyler
Gansevoort
Marinus Willett
Oriskany
Mohawk
Willett
General Schuyler
Swiggett
Corps of Rangers
Sullivan
Washington
Détroit
Miamis
Ross
Schenectady
Johnnstown
Marinus
Johnstown
Canada Creek
St. George’ S Church
Walter ‘Butler
Ford
Creek