Joseph Brant

c. 1743 – 24 November 1807

Joseph Brant (Thayendanegea, 1743-1807) was a Mohawk military and political leader who allied with Great Britain during the American Revolutionary War. Educated at Eleazar Wheelock's school in Connecticut, he led Iroquois and Loyalist forces in the war and afterwards secured the Haldimand Grant on the Grand River in Upper Canada, where he resettled Mohawk and other Six Nations people.

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Born Thayendanegea in the Ohio Country
c. 1743

Brant was born to Mohawk parents, traditionally said to be at Cuyahoga in the Ohio Country, around March 1743.

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Attended Moor's Charity School in Lebanon, Connecticut
1761 – 1763

Sponsored by Sir William Johnson, Brant studied under Eleazar Wheelock, learning English and European subjects.

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Served as interpreter and aide in the British Indian Department
c. 1766

Brant worked for the British Indian Department under Sir William Johnson and later Guy Johnson, translating and assisting in diplomacy with the Iroquois.

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Traveled to London and met King George III's court
November 1775 – June 1776

Brant visited England, where he was received in society, interviewed by James Boswell, and had his portrait painted by George Romney.

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Fought at the Battle of Oriskany
6 August 1777

Brant led Mohawk and Loyalist forces in the ambush of an American relief column during the siege of Fort Stanwix.

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Led frontier raids including the attack on Cherry Valley
11 November 1778

During the Revolutionary War, Brant's forces took part in raids on frontier settlements in New York and Pennsylvania, including the Cherry Valley attack of November 1778.

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Secured the Haldimand Grant on the Grand River
25 October 1784

After the war, Brant obtained a land grant from Governor Frederick Haldimand for the Six Nations along the Grand River in what became Upper Canada.

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Translated religious texts into Mohawk
c. 1787

Brant worked on Mohawk translations of the Anglican prayer book and portions of the Bible, including the Gospel of Mark.

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Died at his home at Burlington Bay, Upper Canada
24 November 1807

Brant died at his estate at the head of Lake Ontario; his remains were later reinterred at the Mohawk Chapel in Brantford.

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