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Image taken from page 165 of "The Indian Miscellany; containing papers on the history, antiquities, arts, languages, religions, traditions and superstitions of the American aborigines" by W. W. Beach, 1877. Thayendanegea or Joseph Brant (March 1743 - November 24, 1807) was a Mohawk military and political leader, who was closely associated with Great Britain during and after the American Revolution. Perhaps the American Indian of his generation best known to the Americans and British, he met many of the most significant Anglo-American people of the age, including both George Washington and King George III. While not born into a hereditary leadership role within the Iroquois League, Brant rose to prominence due to his education, abilities and his connections to British officials. During the American Revolutionary War, Brant led Mohawk and colonial Loyalists against the rebels in a bitter partisan war on the New York frontier. He was accused by the Americans of committing atrocities and g...