Lieutenant Colonel John Butler

GPTKB entity

Properties (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Military officer
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:British_Loyalists
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Butler's_Rangers
gptkb:British_Crown
gptkbp:awards Loyalist Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1716
gptkbp:children gptkb:John_Butler_Jr.
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Butler's_Rangers
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkbp:contribution Formation_of_Loyalist_regiments
gptkbp:culturalImpact Loyalist_heritage_in_Canada
gptkbp:deathDate 1796
gptkbp:descendant Butler_family
gptkbp:hasEvents Lieutenant Colonel
gptkbp:historicalContext 18th century North America
gptkbp:historicalRole Loyalist leader
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Letters and journals
Role_in_the_American_Revolutionary_War
Commemorated_in_Canadian_history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lieutenant Colonel John Butler
gptkbp:influence Loyalist_movement_in_North_America
gptkbp:influenceOn Canadian_history
gptkbp:involvedIn Loyalist_campaigns
gptkbp:knownFor Military tactics
gptkbp:legacy Butler_family_in_Canada
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Butler's_Rangers
Colonel
Guerrilla warfare tactics
Siege of Fort Niagara
Commanding_officer_of_Butler's_Rangers
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:nationality British
Irish_descent
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:John_Butler_Jr.
gptkbp:notableFor Loyalist_military_leader
gptkbp:occupation Soldier
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:New_York
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Niagara-on-the-Lake
gptkbp:postWarCareer Settled_in_Canada
gptkbp:rank Lieutenant Colonel
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Upper_Canada
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:serviceYears 1755-1784
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Butler
gptkbp:strategicGoals Control of the Great Lakes