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A likeness of Sgt. Jacob Dittrick, in Butler's Rangers uniform, by Canadian artist, Garth Dittrick. The company commanders of Butler's Rangers were: Captain Andrew Bradt; Captain Walter Butler, John Butler's son, killed in action in 1781; Captain William Caldwell, victor at the Battle of Sandusky and the Battle of Blue Licks; Captain George Dame
After recovering from wounds, Caldwell went to Fort Niagara where he was appointed captain in Butler's Rangers on 24 December 1777. [1] In the ranger campaigns, Caldwell was "a very active Partisan", according to the commandant of Fort Niagara. Leading his troops into battle, he exhibited a ruthlessness that the Americans would never forget.
In August, several hundred of these warriors crossed the Ohio River with Captain William Caldwell's company of Butler's Rangers and attacked Bryan Station. They later defeated a body of Kentucky militia at the Battle of Blue Licks. In September, roughly 260 warriors and 40 Butler's Rangers under the command of Captain Andrew Bradt besieged Fort ...
Known as Caldwell's Rangers, after their commander, noted Loyalist and Indian trader William Caldwell. [1]: 40–41 The unit was a rather small one, probably not more than fifty men. Nominally organised as two companies, they often worked in conjunction with the Indian Department and fought dispersed alongside the Indians (chiefly the Ojibwe ...
Butler had returned to Fort Niagara after his attack on the Wyoming Valley communities in July, sending Captain William Caldwell to Unaquaga to recruit men for the unit known as Butler's Rangers. [15] By early September it was clear that Butler was not returning to the area, so Brant and Caldwell launched the expedition with the men they had. [16]
The Rangers played their first regular season baseball game at the stadium on July 24, 2020. The name comes from the Globe Life and Accident Insurance Company, which owns the naming rights on the ...
Fans lined the south side of Globe Life Field to AT&T Stadium during the Texas Rangers World Series Parade in Arlington, Texas, Friday, Nov. 03, 2023. (Special to the Star-Telegram Bob Booth)
Captain William Caldwell was dispatched to Sandusky with a company of mounted soldiers from Butler's Rangers, a Loyalist provincial unit, as well as a number of Natives from the Detroit area led by Matthew Elliott. [75]