The canadian magazine of politics, science, art and literature, November 1910-April 1911 . BKITISH KKGIMI.NTAI. l;r li ONS OF THE FKKNCH WAK AND KE OLL i lUNAKY WAK IKKIODS.SURROUNDING A CAP PLATE OF BUTLEKS RANGERS lesfely active throughout western NewYork, and along the frontier, in aconstant succession of conflicts, am-bushes, fierce engagements and raids,with tremendous destmiction to theenemys property. General Washing-ton made strenuous efforts to captureButter, but the skilful enemv invari- 1784. At the close of the war. in1783, a return of the corps showed astrength of four hundred an

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The canadian magazine of politics, science, art and literature, November 1910-April 1911 . BKITISH KKGIMI.NTAI. l;r li ONS OF THE FKKNCH WAK AND KE OLL i lUNAKY WAK IKKIODS.SURROUNDING A CAP PLATE OF BUTLEKS RANGERS lesfely active throughout western NewYork, and along the frontier, in aconstant succession of conflicts, am-bushes, fierce engagements and raids, with tremendous destmiction to theenemys property. General Washing-ton made strenuous efforts to captureButter, but the skilful enemv invari- 1784. At the close of the war. in1783, a return of the corps showed astrength of four hundred and sixty-nine men, thirty of whom were offi-cers, with one hundred and elevenwomen and two hundred and fifty-seven children, who settled in the Ni-agara district/, being granted lands. WAR OF 1S12U PERIODBRITISH IXFANTKV. ARTILLERY, DKAGOO.V AXD MILITARY REGIMENTS along the west side of the river. Here-after the names of these officers andmen appeared in the frontiea-s his-tory as legislators, magistrates, mer-chants and detrict officers. ColonelButler served as judge of the districtcourt until the formation of the Prov-ince of Upper Canada in 1792, and assuperintendent of the Indians untilhis death, in 1796. Many of Batler>Rangers lived to bear ao-ms in the warof 1812-14. and several died gallantlyin the field, while many others gain-ed honours and distinction for theirsplendid services during that war.Their patriotism and their loyalty toBritish institutions is equalled onlyby that of the Queens Eangers, withwhom their names are forever associ-ated on the famous soroll of the Unit-ed Empire Loyalists. The 8th, or Kings, regiment wasengaged in many of the battles of theRevolution, and at the wars conclu-sion a number of the men became set-tlers in Upper Canada.