Block, SkipCaptcha, Upload, Automoderated users, edit, move, protect, rollback
9,147
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Line 1:
Line 1: + Line 14:
Line 15: +
Pictures
[[Image:Mad Anthony.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Brigadier General "Mad Anthony" Wayne]]
'''Anthony Wayne''' (1745-1796) was a General who served under [[George Washington]] during the [[American Revolution]]. He was sometimes referred to as '''Mad Anthony'''.
'''Anthony Wayne''' (1745-1796) was a General who served under [[George Washington]] during the [[American Revolution]]. He was sometimes referred to as '''Mad Anthony'''.
==Major General==
==Major General==
[[Image:Wayne.jpg|thumb|250px|right]]
In 1792 Washington offered him the command of the regular army with the rank of major-general to fight the hostile Indians north-west of the Ohio, who had been rendered insolent by their successes over General Josiah Harmar in 1790 and General Arthur St Clair in 1791, and indirectly to compel the British to yield the posts they held on the American side of the lakes. Wayne spent the winter of 1792-1793 in recruiting his troops near Pittsburg and in drilling them for effective service in the reorganized army.
In 1792 Washington offered him the command of the regular army with the rank of major-general to fight the hostile Indians north-west of the Ohio, who had been rendered insolent by their successes over General Josiah Harmar in 1790 and General Arthur St Clair in 1791, and indirectly to compel the British to yield the posts they held on the American side of the lakes. Wayne spent the winter of 1792-1793 in recruiting his troops near Pittsburg and in drilling them for effective service in the reorganized army.