Atlas of Battles

commander, 8 engagements

Battles of Joseph Brant

Battles of Joseph Brant

Mohawk leader (1742-1807)

Joseph Brant is recorded as a commander at 8 placed engagements in the atlas between 1777 and 1781: 7 battles and 1 siege, all in present-day United States. Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,587 km apart end to end, 227 km between engagements on average. Most belong to American Revolutionary War (8).

Battle of MinisinkBattle of Klock's FieldLochry's DefeatSiege of Fort StanwixBattle of OriskanyBattle of CobleskillCherry Valley massacreBattle of NewtownSiege of Fort StanwixBattle of OriskanyCherry Valley massacreBattle of NewtownTorontoPhiladelphiaDetroitClevelandPittsburghCincinnatiBuffaloBaltimoreRochesterColumbus500 km41.118N, 79.686W
8 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1777: 2 engagements2 in 17771778: 2 engagements2 in 17781779: 2 engagements2 in 17791780: 1 engagements1781: 1 engagements17771781
8 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Siege of Fort Stanwix, 1777Battle of Oriskany, 1777Battle of Cobleskill, 1778Cherry Valley massacre, 1778Battle of Minisink, 1779Battle of Newtown, 1779Battle of Klock's Field, 1780Lochry's Defeat, 178117771781
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1777Siege of Fort StanwixFort Stanwix, New York, United StatesAmerican victory
6 August 1777Battle of OriskanyNew York, United States8 km SEBritish victory
30 May 1778Battle of CobleskillCobleskill, New York, United States91 km SEBritish-Haudenosaunee victory
11 November 1778Cherry Valley massacreCherry Valley, New York, United States26 km NWAnglo-Haudenosaunee victory
1779Battle of MinisinkHighland, Pennsylvania, United States146 km SAnglo-Haudenosaunee victory
29 August 1779Battle of NewtownChemung County, New York, United States159 km NWAmerican victory
19 October 1780Battle of Klock's FieldSt. Johnsville, New York, United States197 km NEInconclusive
24 August 1781Lochry's DefeatIndiana, United States961 km SWBritish-Indian victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, George Romney, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.