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To: Little Bill
These Butlers Rangers: Wilkpedia.

The Rangers were accused of participating in — or at least failing to prevent — the Wyoming Valley massacre of July 1778 and the Cherry Valley massacre of November 1778 of white settlers (including some Loyalists) by Joseph Brant’s Iroquois. These actions earned the Rangers a reputation for exceptional savagery. They fought principally in western New York and Pennsylvania, but ranged as far west as Ohio and Michigan and as far south as Virginia.

225 posted on 11/11/2012 11:59:11 AM PST by Little Bill (A)
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To: Little Bill

Yes

as I recall last time we continued our 4th great granddads war, I mentioned Chery Calley...

However there were more than one group in Butler’s Rangers and I dont know if mine were there...

If they were its an awful thing they id..

Mine were attached to the Indian Department because they spoke the Indian languages...

They had lived on the frontier in PA untiul 1775 when they were burnt out by the Rebels and had their lands confiscated and they were run off and had to flee for their lives.....

It is possible they were there...

How many times do you want me to apologize ???

However the Rebels did just as bad to the Loyalists families ..


237 posted on 11/11/2012 12:50:04 PM PST by Tennessee Nana
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