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Mad Anthony Wayne

Anthony Wayne
Anthony Wayne.jpg
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Georgia's 1st district
In office
March 4, 1791 – March 21, 1792
Preceded by James Jackson
Succeeded by John Milledge
5th Senior Officer of the Army
In office
April 13, 1792 – December 15, 1796
President George Washington
Preceded by Arthur St. Clair
Succeeded by James Wilkinson
Personal details
Born (1745-01-01)January 1, 1745
Easttown Township, Province of Pennsylvania
Died December 15, 1796(1796-12-15) (aged 51)
Fort Presque Isle, near Erie, Pennsylvania
Resting place St. David's Episcopal Church, Radnor, Pennsylvania
Political party Anti-Administration party
Spouse(s) Mary Penrose
Occupation soldier
Military service
Nickname(s) Mad Anthony
Allegiance  United States of America
Service/branch Continental Army
 United States Army
Years of service 1775–1783
1792–1796
Rank US-O6 insignia.svg Colonel 1775–1777
US-O7 insignia.svg Brigadier General 1777–1783
US-O8 insignia.svg Major General 1783; 1792–1796
Battles/wars American Revolutionary War
Battle of Trois-Rivières
Battle of Brandywine
Battle of Paoli
Battle of Germantown
Battle of Monmouth
Battle of Stony Point
Battle of Bull's Ferry
Battle of Green Spring

Northwest Indian War
Siege of Fort Recovery
Battle of Fallen Timbers

Anthony Wayne (January 1, 1745 – December 15, 1796) was a United States Army officer, statesman, and member of the United States House of Representatives. Wayne adopted a military career at the outset of the American Revolutionary War, where his military exploits and fiery personality quickly earned him promotion to brigadier general and the sobriquet Mad Anthony. He later served as General in Chief of the Army and commanded the Legion of the United States.

Wayne was one of four children born to Isaac Wayne and Elizabeth Iddings Wayne in Easttown Township, near present-day Paoli, Chester County, Pennsylvania. His father had immigrated from Ireland, and was part of a Protestant Anglo-Irish family. Wayne was born on January 1, 1745, on his family's Waynesborough estate. He was educated as a surveyor at his uncle's private academy in Philadelphia, as well as at the College of Philadelphia (now the University of Pennsylvania), where he was in the class of 1765, although he did not earn a degree. In 1765 he was sent by Benjamin Franklin and some associates to work for a year surveying land granted in Nova Scotia, and he assisted with starting a settlement the following year at The Township of Monckton. In 1767 he returned to work in his father's tannery, while continuing work as a surveyor. He became a prominent figure in Chester County and served in the Pennsylvania legislature from 1774–80. He married Mary Penrose in 1766 and they had two children. Their daughter Margretta was born in 1770 and their son Isaac Wayne, future U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, was born in 1772.


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