a few soldiers glanced at ian , but he was unremarkable , the double line of dotted tattooing on his cheeks , his buckskin breeches , and his sun-browned skin marking him as an indian scout-a good many of these had deserted the british army , but there were still a good many left , mostly loyalists like joseph brant , who held land in pennsylvania and new york ; there were also still some ranging parties from the iroquois nations who had come down to fight at saratoga .