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Brant, Joseph
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Brant, Joseph (1742–1807)also known as
Thayendanegea Mohawk Indian chief, commissioned captain in British army, and war leader of the pro-British
Iroquois, born in the Ohio country. A protégé of the British superintendent of Indian affairs Sir
William Johnson, Brant served the British in the
French and Indian War (1754–63) and
Pontiac's Rebellion (1763–66). In the
Revolutionary War, he led Mohawk and
Loyalist followers in Lt. Col. Barry St. Leger's expedition to besiege
Fort Stanwix. With intelligence from his sister Mary Brant, he ambushed American rebel forces at the
Battle of Oriskany (1777). After the war, he obtained the Six Nations Reserve for the resettlement of Mohawk and others of the Six Nations on the Grand River near Brantford, Ontario. Nearly 2,000 Indians followed Brant there in 1785.
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Shadow soldiers: captain Joseph Brant: Joseph Brant had the mind of a statesman, the heart of a leader, the soul of a warrior, and had the British prevailed New York might have remained his homeland. Instead he wreaked ferocity upon it within America and brought vengeance upon it from Canada.(BUILDING A NATION)
Magazine article from: Esprit de Corps; 4/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Joseph Brant's Mohawk name of...George. Johnson was Brant's future mentor...leaders of the future. Joseph Brant matured into...Niagara and Montreal, Brant had come to Johnson...College and with whom Joseph Brant remained friends...
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Joseph Brant: History portrays Brant as both hero and villian.
Newspaper article from: Windspeaker; 8/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...of memorials and tributes to the life of Joseph Brant. The Ontario city of Brantford and county of Brant bear his name. Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory...of their stepfather, and became known as Joseph and Molly Brant. Their new stepfather was...
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Remembering Joseph Brant's 200th.
Magazine article from: The Loyalist Gazette; 3/22/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...the 200th anniversary of Brant's death on 24 November...One Man's Tribute to Joseph Brant' in The Brantford...to the church wall lies Joseph Brant and his son. Surrounded...anniversary of the passing of Joseph Brant, but for his acting upon...
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Honouring Joseph Brant.(Brief article)
Magazine article from: The Loyalist Gazette; 3/22/2007; 608 words
; ...Canadian Mint features the likeness of Loyalist Joseph Brant. The Mint describes Brant this way: Born in Ohio during a tumultuous era...Thayendanegea was given the Christian name of Joseph Brant and received an English education. Brant...
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 "The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)")
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2ND PARK STATUE UNVEILED; IT'S A LIFE-SIZE CARVING OF JOSEPH BRANT, A MOHAWK CHIEF.(Local)
Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY); 6/5/2006; 700+ words
; ...Park. A life-size woodcarving of Joseph Brant was unveiled Sunday at the annual Arts in the Park show. Brant is the second in a series known as...helped design the woodcarving of Joseph Brant, an 18th-century Mohawk...
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The Worlds of Joseph Brant.
Magazine article from: The Loyalist Gazette; 9/22/2005; ; 700 words
; The Worlds of Joseph Brant In late February, TVO (Ontario's...television network) broadcast a show on Joseph Thayendanegea Brant UE as part of their...take an interest in history), admires Joseph Brant UE more than the Native American...
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 "The Mail on Sunday (London, England)")
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Joseph Brant is chief of [...]; HISTORIC FICTION.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The Mail on Sunday (London, England); 11/29/2009; 338 words
; ...Kathy Stevenson Manituana by Wu Ming Verso e16.99 *** Joseph Brant is chief of the Mohawks, part of the Six Nations of the...revolution comes. Allegiances begin to fall apart and in 1775 Brant sets off for London to beg the king for a more robust...
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Bill of sale -- Captain Joseph Brant (3 medallions struck in 1886).
Magazine article from: The Loyalist Gazette; 9/22/1996; ; 386 words
; Three 1886 bronze, brass, gilt and white metal medallions dedicated to Captain Joseph Brant for the Brant Memorial unveiling of 1886. These three (3) medallions were manufactured by Ellis Brothers of Toronto. The...
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Brew related to Brant. (Letters to the Editor).(Molly Brew)(Capt. Joseph Brant )(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: The Loyalist Gazette; 3/22/2003; 440 words
; ...information, (genealogy) for our records on our late member Mrs. Molly Brew UE. She was a descendant of Capt. Joseph Brant UE. Please contact Helene de Wit, Manitoba Branch Genealogist, 117-10 Ingster Garden Dr., Winnipeg, Manitoba...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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JOSEPH R. BRANT, JR.(CAPITAL REGION)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 3/16/1999; 630 words
; LATHAM -- Joseph R. Brant, Jr., 62, of Nelson Avenue, died...on June 17, 1936, he is the son of Joseph R. and Alice Haschytz Brant, Sr. of...of Fred Constantino, Jr. of Latham, Joseph and Thomas Constantino both of Houston...
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Joseph Brant
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Joseph Brant Joseph Brant (1742-1807) was a Mohawk chief...Further Reading The best recent work on Brant is Harvey Chalmers, in collaboration...Chief of the Six Nations: A Chronicle of Joseph Brant (1914). See also Alexander C...
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Brant, Joseph
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to United States History
Brant, Joseph, or Thayendanegea (1742...visit London in 1710), Joseph Brant grew up in the household...After the Revolution, Brant ignored the American...Isabel Thompson Kelsay , Joseph Brant , 1984. Donald A...
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Brant, Joseph (Thayendanegea) (1743?-1807)
Book article from: American Eras
Joseph Brant (Thayendanegea) (1743...x201D; ) by his people, Joseph Brant was born into a prominent...Thompson Kelsay, Joseph Brant, 1743 – 1807...x2019; Donnell, “ Joseph Brant, ” in American...
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Mary (Molly) Brant
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Mary (Molly) Brant As consort of Sir...her younger brother Joseph. Active and gregarious...marriage of Johnson and Brant, she is said to...thought to have married Brant out of a desire to...close relationship to Joseph Brant, Johnson said...relationship with Joseph's sister was ...
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Brant, Mary (Molly) (1736-1796)
Book article from: American Eras
Mary (Molly) Brant (1736-1796) Mohawk...sister of the Mohawk leader Joseph Brant (Thayendanegea...forces at Oriskany in 1777. Brant retreated with her family...Isabel T. Kelsay, Joseph Brant, 1743-1807: Man of...
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