▁B rom el ain ▁Hon oki ol ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Graph ical ▁representation ▁of ▁the ▁f ibr in ol yt ic ▁path way ▁( site ▁not ▁available ) ▁ ▁Category : F ibr in ol yt ic ▁system <0x0A> </s> ▁John ▁Butler ▁( 1 7 2 8 – 1 7 9 6 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Lo yal ist ▁who ▁led ▁an ▁irregular ▁milit ia ▁unit ▁known ▁as ▁Butler ' s ▁R angers ▁on ▁the ▁northern ▁front ier ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁during ▁the ▁American ▁Revolution ary ▁War . ▁Born ▁in ▁Connecticut , ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁with ▁his ▁family , ▁where ▁he ▁learned ▁several ▁I ro qu o ian ▁languages ▁and ▁worked ▁as ▁an ▁interpreter ▁in ▁the ▁fur ▁trade . ▁He ▁was ▁well - equ ipped ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁Moh awk ▁and ▁other ▁I ro qu ois ▁Confeder acy ▁war riors ▁who ▁became ▁al lies ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁during ▁the ▁re bell ion . ▁▁ ▁During ▁the ▁War , ▁Butler ▁led ▁Sen eca ▁and ▁C ay uga ▁forces ▁in ▁the ▁Sar at oga ▁campaign ▁in ▁New ▁York . ▁He ▁later ▁raised ▁and ▁commanded ▁a ▁regiment ▁of ▁r angers , ▁which ▁included ▁affili ated ▁Moh awk ▁and ▁other ▁I ro qu ois ▁nations ' ▁war riors . ▁They ▁conducted ▁ra ids ▁in ▁central ▁New ▁York ▁west ▁of ▁Alb any , ▁including ▁what ▁became ▁known ▁among ▁the ▁reb els ▁as ▁the ▁Cher ry ▁Valley ▁Mass acre . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁war ▁Butler ▁res ett led ▁in ▁Upper ▁Canada , ▁where ▁he ▁was