John Butler
... that at the Battle of Lindley's Mill, militia general John Butler attempted in vain to rescue North Carolina Governor Thomas Burke, who had been captured by Loyalist militia leader David Fanning?
... that at the <a href="./Battle_of_Lindley's_Mill" id="mwPQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Battle of Lindley's Mill">Battle of Lindley's Mill</a>, militia general <b id="mwPg"><a href="./John_Butler_(general)" id="mwPw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="John Butler (general)">John Butler</a></b> attempted in vain to rescue <a class="mw-redirect" href="./List_of_Governors_of_North_Carolina" id="mwQA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="List of Governors of North Carolina">North Carolina Governor</a> <a class="mw-redirect" href="./Thomas_Burke_(North_Carolina)" id="mwQQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Thomas Burke (North Carolina)">Thomas Burke</a>, who had been captured by <a href="./Loyalist_(American_Revolution)" id="mwQg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Loyalist (American Revolution)">Loyalist</a> militia leader <a href="./David_Fanning_(loyalist)" id="mwQw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="David Fanning (loyalist)">David Fanning</a>?