Military History of William Butler
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Officer History
Date
Rank
Unit
Military Action
Position
Status
15 Sep - 31 Dec 1775
Captain
2nd Pennsylvania Battalion
Canada Campaign (I)
5 Jan 1776
Captain
2nd Pennsylvania Battalion
9 Jun 1776
Captain
2nd Pennsylvania Battalion
Trois Rivieres
21 Jun 1776
Captain
2nd Pennsylvania Battalion
Isle aux Noix, Canada
18 Jul 1776 - 24 Jan 1777
Captain
2nd Pennsylvania Battalion
Fort Ticonderoga, Garrison Duty
7 Sep 1776
Major
2nd Pennsylvania Battalion
30 Sep 1776
Lieutenant Colonel
3rd Pennsylvania Battalion
1 Jan 1777
Lieutenant Colonel
4th Pennsylvania Regiment
de facto Commander
3 Jan 1777
Lieutenant Colonel
4th Pennsylvania Regiment
Princeton
de facto Commander
12-13 Apr 1777
Lieutenant Colonel
4th Pennsylvania Regiment
Bound Brook
de facto Commander
10-23 Aug 1777
Lieutenant Colonel
4th Pennsylvania Regiment
Neshaminy Encampment
de facto Commander
11 Sep 1777
Lieutenant Colonel
4th Pennsylvania Regiment
Brandywine
de facto Commander
20 Sep 1777
Lieutenant Colonel
4th Pennsylvania Regiment
Paoli
de facto Commander
4 Oct 1777
Lieutenant Colonel
4th Pennsylvania Regiment
Germantown
de facto Commander
2 Nov - 10 Dec 1777
Lieutenant Colonel
4th Pennsylvania Regiment
Whitemarsh Encampment
de facto Commander
19 Dec 1777 - 19 Jun 1778
Lieutenant Colonel
4th Pennsylvania Regiment
Valley Forge Encampment
de facto Commander
28 Jun 1778
Lieutenant Colonel
4th Pennsylvania Regiment
Monmouth
de facto Commander
Dec 1778 - Jun 1779
Lieutenant Colonel
4th Pennsylvania Regiment
Middlebrook Encampment
de facto Commander
Apr - Oct 1779
Lieutenant Colonel
4th Pennsylvania Regiment
New Jersey Campaign, 1779
de facto Commander
Jul - Oct 1779
Lieutenant Colonel
4th Pennsylvania Regiment
Sullivan's-Clinton Indian Campaign
de facto Commander
29 Aug 1779
Lieutenant Colonel
4th Pennsylvania Regiment
Newtown, NY / Sullivan (II)
de facto Commander
Dec 1779 - Jun 1780
Lieutenant Colonel
4th Pennsylvania Regiment
Morristown Encampment, 1779
de facto Commander
25 Sep 1780
Lieutenant Colonel
4th Pennsylvania Regiment
West Point Reinforcement
de facto Commander
Dec 1780 - Jun 1781
Lieutenant Colonel
4th Pennsylvania Regiment
Morristown Encampment, 1780
de facto Commander
15 May 1781 - 14 Dec 1782
Lieutenant Colonel
4th Pennsylvania Regiment
Southern Campaign
de facto Commander
6-17 Oct 1781
Lieutenant Colonel
4th Pennsylvania Regiment
Yorktown
de facto Commander
1 Jan 1783
Lieutenant Colonel
4th Pennsylvania Regiment
de facto Commander
Retired
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