Joseph Brant, born in 1742, was a Mohawk chief who helped gain   Indian support for the British in the French &amp; Indian War between   1754 &amp; 1763. From 1763 to 1776, Brant &amp; his tribe assisted the   British in the American Revolution by attacking the American settlers. After the Revolution, unable to negotiate a land settlement with the American government, Brant obtained a land grant in Canada &amp; he &amp; his followers settled in the area now known as   Brantford, Ontario.