Atlas of Battles

commander, 5 engagements

Battles of John Butler

Battles of John Butler

Loyalist who led an irregular militia unit known as Butler's Rangers on the northern frontier in the American Revolutionary War, 1728 to 1796

John Butler is recorded as a commander at 5 placed engagements in the atlas between 1777 and 1780: 4 battles and 1 campaign, all in present-day United States. Taken in date order, the sites lie 783 km apart end to end, 196 km between engagements on average. Most belong to American Revolutionary War (4).

Battle of OriskanyBattle of WyomingSullivan ExpeditionBattle of NewtownBattle of Klock's FieldBattle of OriskanyBattle of WyomingSullivan ExpeditionBattle of NewtownBattle of Klock's FieldBuffaloBridgeportRochesterSyracuseHartfordAlbanyIthacaNew HavenSchenectadyState College200 km42.249N, 75.721W
5 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1777: 1 engagements1778: 1 engagements1779: 2 engagements2 in 17791780: 1 engagements17771780
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Oriskany, 1777Battle of Wyoming, 1778Sullivan Expedition, 1779Battle of Newtown, 1779Battle of Klock's Field, 178017771780
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
6 August 1777Battle of OriskanyNew York, United StatesBritish victory
3 July 1778Battle of WyomingWyoming Valley, Pennsylvania, United States210 km SLoyalist-Haudenosaunee victory
1779Sullivan ExpeditionNew York, United States199 km NAmerican victory
29 August 1779Battle of NewtownChemung County, New York, United States177 km SWAmerican victory
19 October 1780Battle of Klock's FieldSt. Johnsville, New York, United States197 km NEInconclusive

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Digging.holes, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.