1 7 7 5 , ▁he ▁left ▁for ▁Canada ▁in ▁the ▁company ▁of ▁Daniel ▁Cla us , ▁Walter ▁Butler , ▁Hon ▁Y ost ▁Sch uy ler ▁and ▁Joseph ▁Br ant , ▁a ▁Moh awk ▁leader . ▁On ▁July ▁ 7 , ▁they ▁reached ▁Fort ▁O sw ego ▁and ▁in ▁August , ▁Montreal . ▁Butler ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁defense ▁of ▁Montreal ▁against ▁an ▁attack ▁led ▁by ▁Eth an ▁Allen . ▁In ▁November , ▁Car leton ▁sent ▁him ▁to ▁Fort ▁Ni ag ara ▁with ▁instructions ▁to ▁keep ▁the ▁Indians ▁neutral . ▁ ▁His ▁oldest ▁son , ▁Walter ▁Butler ▁served ▁with ▁him , ▁but ▁his ▁wife ▁and ▁other ▁children ▁were ▁det ained ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁reb els . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 7 7 6 , ▁John ▁Butler ▁sent ▁a ▁party ▁of ▁about ▁ 1 0 0 ▁al lied ▁Indians ▁to ▁Montreal ▁to ▁force ▁the ▁Americans ▁out ▁of ▁Quebec . ▁In ▁May , ▁Butler ▁received ▁instructions ▁to ▁use ▁a ▁war rior ▁party ▁of ▁the ▁Six ▁Nations ▁in ▁an ▁attack ▁on ▁New ▁York . ▁On ▁June ▁ 5 ▁he ▁received ▁instructions ▁to ▁send ▁as ▁many ▁Indians ▁as ▁he ▁could ▁to ▁Fort ▁O sw ego ▁for ▁an ▁attack ▁on ▁Fort ▁Stan w ix ▁as ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Sar at oga ▁campaign . ▁He ▁was ▁put ▁second ▁in ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁Indians , ▁primarily ▁war riors ▁of ▁bands ▁of ▁four ▁nations ▁of ▁the ▁I ro qu ois , ▁under ▁Daniel ▁Cla us . ▁ ▁John ▁Butler ▁led ▁the ▁Indians ▁and ▁a ▁small ▁number ▁of ▁Lo yal ists