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Richard Butler | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Richard_butler.jpg) Portrait by John Trumbull, 1790 | |
| Born | April 1, 1743 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | November 4, 1791 (aged 48) Fort Recovery, Ohio, U.S. |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Service |  Continental ArmyUnited States Army |
| Years of service | 1776-1783, 1791 |
| Rank | Major general |
| Unit | Morgan's Riflemen |
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards | Society of the Cincinnati |
Richard Butler (April 1, 1743 – November 4, 1791) was an Anglo-Irish officer in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War who was later killed while he was fighting Native Americans in the United States in a battle that is known as St. Clair's Defeat.