Peter Ten Broeck was a member of a prominent Mohawk Valley family who was taken prisoner with Walter Butler after Oriskany. There was considerable argument as to his seniority in the Corps, for he refused to escape with Walter Butler, and refused assistance to escape when a party was sent specifically to secure his liberty. He was eventually exchanged, but had lost credibility as a leader. It is not known which company he was given to command. It might have been John McKinnon's company, as McKinnon had returned to England on sick leave and never returned. The date of the first muster and the service of this company has yet to be determined. After the war, Ten Broeck settled in Niagara and rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and commanded the 1^st Battalion Nassau Militia and the 1^st Regiment Lincoln Militia.

Return to Butler's Rangers