"Where men peacefully plowed their stumpy clearings,
war came on mocassined feet..."
Who we are
Brant's Volunteers (Oquaga) portrays the white Loyalists that joined Joseph Brant in the spring of 1777 when he arrived at the village of Oquaga.
We are a campaign unit. This means we treat our events as if we were a part of a raiding party on the move. We use oilcloth tarps and/or brush shelters instead of tents, eat period foods and practice period skills. We will generally camp with our native allies rather than the Regular/Provincial camp.
Our clothing and equipment are those of frontier civilians as we did not receive regular issue from the Crown. For most events, we dress in civilian clothing (frock coat or jacket, breeches or trousers, etc). For the few events where it is reasonably documented that the Volunteers did so, we wear Indian dress (breechcloth, leggings, shirt). The one constant is a hat with a piece of yellow wool "lace". This is documented as the badge of Brant's men.
Along with re-enactments we will also be involved in period scouts, tactical battles, shooting matches, winter camps and other opportunities to put 18th century skills into practice.
