What Was Joseph Brant's Contribution To The American Revolution

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Joseph Brant was a Mohawk Leader and Loyalist during American Revolution. He was born on March 1743 and he died November 1807.Joseph Brant was involved in the French and Indian war when he was only 15. He received a silver medal from the British for his service in the war.Joseph Brant translated for the British empire during the American Revolution as he spoke six different languages. Joseph Brant helped the British during the American Revolution war because he felt the indians owed them after the French and Indian War.

Ever since Joseph Brant was a teenager he was involved in war. Brant took part in a number of French and Indian War expeditions. As Brant got older he started to use In the year 1772 Brant moved to Fort Hunter to live with

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