Event

Ranger Program: "Joseph Brant and the Native American War for Independence"

Independence National Historical Park

Fee:

Free.

Location:

Portrait Gallery in the Second Bank of the U.S., Chestnut Street between 4th and 5th Streets

Dates & Times

Date:

Sunday, November 24, 2019

Time:

3:00 PM

Duration:

30 minutes

Type of Event

Talk

Description

Learn about the life of Mohawk leader Captain Joseph Brant, a skilled commander on the frontier during the War for Independence.  Brant later organized a Native American Confederacy that almost destroyed the United States Army in November of 1791. Brant also negotiated on behalf of Native interests in London and at the President's House in Philadelphia.

Reservation or Registration: No

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