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Colonel William Butler | |
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| Died | 1789 (1790) |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch | Continental Army |
| Years of service | 1776–1783 |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Unit | 4th Pennsylvania Regiment |
| Battles / wars | American Revolutionary War Battle of Monmouth Burning of Unadilla and Oquaga Sullivan-Clinton Expedition |
| Other work | Original member of theSociety of the Cincinnati |
Lieutenant ColonelWilliam Butler (died 1789) was aPennsylvania officer during theAmerican Revolutionary War, known for his leadership in theBattle of Monmouth, the burning of the Indian villages atUnadilla andOquaga, and in theSullivan-Clinton Expedition.
Butler's exact year of birth is unknown, but he was probably born in the mid-1740s. His family emigrated from Ireland sometime before 1760 and settled inCumberland County, Pennsylvania. In the late 1760s he worked as a frontierfur trader nearPittsburgh with his brotherRichard.
He was commissioned alieutenant colonel in theContinental Army upon the formation of the4th Pennsylvania Regiment on October 25, 1776. He was retired from the Army on January 1, 1783. He was an original member of theSociety of the Cincinnati.
The papers of his son Richard Butler (1777–1820) are held atLouisiana State University.[1]
Butler was the second of five brothers who served as officers in the American Revolution. The two oldest brothers were born in Ireland. The brothers were, from oldest to youngest:
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