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The Story of Butler's Rangers and the Settlement of Niagara by
Ernest Cruikshank
The Story of Cherry Valley by Henry U. Swinnerton
Wyoming Valley a Sketch of Its Early Annals by Isaac A. Chapman
Loyalist rangers of the American War of Independence
It is, perhaps, in the the character of the American Rangers of
the eighteenth century that they would be perceived in entirely
different ways depending upon which side they fought. These were
guerrilla fighters not regiments of red coated regulars occupying
the battle lines. They were a unique kind of warrior equal to their
tough environment and with their own brand of warfare. Their task
was to disappear quickly into the wilderness only to appear
unexpectedly to wreak ferocious destruction then melt away again.
Often supported by native Indians, whose ferocity in battle, known
to everyone and all but impossible to moderate once it had been
unleashed, the Rangers fought a savage war. Robert Rogers has been
perceived as a heroic figure of the French and Indian War by the
British and the Americans in whose cause he served. The creator of
Butler's Rangers, John Butler also served in that conflict at
Ticonderoga, Fort Frontenac, Fort Niagara and Montreal. After the
war he became one of the most prosperous men in the American
colonies, second only to Sir William Johnson. In 1775 war came
again destroying old affiliations and this time as a 'loyalist' and
after taking part in the bloody affair at Oriskany, Butler formed
and commanded a unit which would fight a savage rangers war, but
against the very people who had once been friends and allies. At
Wyoming Valley, Forty Fort and Cherry Valley, Butler's Rangers and
their Iroquois allies earned the undying enmity of the American
people. This book provides three useful insights into Butler, his
rangers and his most notorious engagements for all students of the
period and those interested in another aspect of rangers at
war.
Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each
title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our
hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their
spines and fabric head and tail bands.
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