Brant's Volunteers
Volunteer company of Loyalists auxiliaries / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Brant's Volunteers, also known as Joseph Brant's Volunteers, were an irregular unit of Loyalist and indigenous volunteers raised during the American Revolutionary War by Mohawk war leader, Joseph Brant (Mohawk: Thayendanegea), who fought on the side of the British on the frontier of New York. Being military associators, they were not provided soldiers' uniforms, weapons, or pay by the British government, and survived by foraging and plundering.
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Active | 1777-1783 |
Country | Kingdom of Great Britain |
Allegiance | Kingdom of Great Britain |
Branch | Loyalist associators |
Type | Independent rangers (auxiliaries) |
Role | Special operations, guerrilla warfare, light infantry |
Size | 100-300 |
Equipment | Mixed arms (Brown Bess muskets, hunting rifles, tomahawks, scalping knives) |
Engagements | American Revolutionary War
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