▁Brad street ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Fort ▁Front en ac . ▁In ▁ 1 7 5 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁made ▁second ▁in ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁Indians ▁with ▁Johnson ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Fort ▁Ni ag ara . ▁In ▁ 1 7 6 0 , ▁he ▁continued ▁as ▁a ▁second ▁in ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁Indians ▁in ▁J ef fer y ▁Am her st ' s ▁force ▁at ▁Montreal . ▁ ▁Pre - American ▁Revolution ▁years ▁After ▁the ▁war ▁Butler ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Moh awk ▁Valley ▁in ▁New ▁York . ▁He ▁acquired ▁more ▁land , ▁building ▁an ▁estate ▁of ▁ 2 6 , 0 0 0 ▁acres ▁( 1 0 5   km ² ) ▁at ▁But lers bury ▁near ▁the ▁major ▁Moh awk ▁village ▁of ▁C augh na w aga . ▁He ▁was ▁second ▁only ▁to ▁Sir ▁William ▁Johnson , ▁British ▁Super int endent ▁of ▁Indian ▁Affairs , ▁as ▁a ▁wealth y ▁front ier ▁land ▁owner , ▁and ▁worked ▁under ▁Johnson ▁for ▁the ▁British . ▁▁ ▁Butler ▁was ▁also ▁appointed ▁a ▁judge ▁in ▁the ▁Try on ▁County ▁court ▁and ▁was ▁commission ed ▁L t .- Col onel ▁of ▁Guy ▁Johnson ' s ▁regiment ▁of ▁Try on ▁County ▁milit ia . ▁Butler ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁members ▁representing ▁Try on ▁County ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁assembly . ▁ ▁American ▁Revolution ary ▁War ▁John ▁Butler ▁returned ▁to ▁service , ▁as ▁a ▁Lo yal ist , ▁when ▁the ▁American ▁Revolution ▁turned ▁to ▁war ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 5 . ▁In ▁May ▁