Walter Butler

Events

1

Episodes

3

Years

1778–1779

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Walter Butler, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Cherry Valley Massacre

   1778–1779

   Role: Loyalist captain who commanded the mixed force alongside Brant

   1. 11778 · Cherry ValleySeneca Motivation and Refusal of Quarter

      A Mohawk chief justified the massacre by citing American burning of Native houses, and Senecas declared they would refuse quarter in future fights.

   2. 2November 11, 1778 · Fort and village of Cherry Valley, central New YorkAttack on Cherry Valley

      British, Loyalist, and Haudenosaunee forces assaulted the fort and village of Cherry Valley on November 11, 1778, killing over 40 people.

   3. 31779 · Upstate New YorkCalls for Reprisal and the Sullivan Expedition

      The massacre, alongside accusations of murder at Wyoming, prompted Washington to commission the 1779 Sullivan Expedition against the Haudenosaunee.

Sources

1. Cherry Valley massacre Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-26
2. Cherry Valley, New York Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-10