Military History of William Butler  (1/6/1745 - c. 1789)

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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  
 
  19 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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