Butler's Rangers National Historic Event
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
Address :
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
Recognition Statute:
Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date:
1930-05-16
Dates:
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1777 to 1784
(Significant)
Other Name(s):
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Butler's Rangers
(Designation Name)
Importance:
This designation has been identified for review
Plaque(s)
Existing plaque: Corner of Byron and Melville Streets, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
In 1777 John Butler of New York raised a force of Rangers who, with their Iroquois allies, raided the frontiers of New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey throughout the American Revolutionary War. From their base at Fort Niagara they successfully maintained British military power on the frontiers and seriously threatened rebel food supplies. When Fort Niagara became overcrowded in the autumn of 1778, Butler built near here a group of barracks to house his rangers and their families. Disbanded in June 1784, they were among the first Loyalists to settle in the Niagara peninsula.
*Note: This designation has been identified for review. A review can be triggered for one of the following reasons - outdated language or terminology, absence of a significant layer of history, factual errors, controversial beliefs and behaviour, or significant new knowledge.