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'''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'''.

==Early Life==

==Early life==

Born in the township of Easttown, Chester county, Pennsylvania, on the 1st of January 1745, of a Yorkshire family. As a boy he exhibited a marked bent toward a military life. He was educated in Philadelphia, and was a surveyor in Pennsylvania and (1765) in Nova Scotia, where he was agent for a proposed colony. He married in 1766 and passed the next few years on the Chester county farm inherited from his father, holding some minor offices and after 1774 taking an active part upon various patriotic committees.

Born in the township of Easttown, Chester county, Pennsylvania, on the 1st of January 1745, of a Yorkshire family. As a boy he exhibited a marked bent toward a military life. He was educated in Philadelphia, and was a surveyor in Pennsylvania and (1765) in Nova Scotia, where he was agent for a proposed colony. He married in 1766 and passed the next few years on the Chester county farm inherited from his father, holding some minor offices and after 1774 taking an active part upon various patriotic committees.

==Military Career==

==Military career==

Having recruited and organized the Fourth Pennsylvania battalion of Continental troops, he first saw active service at its head in Canada during the retreat of [[Benedict Arnold]] after the Quebec campaign. His excellent behaviour at the skirmish of Three Rivers led Philip Schuyler to place him for some months in command of Ticonderoga. While at this post, on the 21st of February 1777, he was commissioned brigadier-general. In April, Washington ordered him to take command of the "Pennsylvania Line" at Morristown, and he rendered distinguished service during the [[Battle of Brandywine]] and Germantown, and by his coolness and courage at Monmouth, after the retreat of General Charles Lee, did much to save the day for the Americans.

Having recruited and organized the Fourth Pennsylvania battalion of Continental troops, he first saw active service at its head in Canada during the retreat of [[Benedict Arnold]] after the Quebec campaign. His excellent behaviour at the skirmish of Three Rivers led Philip Schuyler to place him for some months in command of Ticonderoga. While at this post, on the 21st of February 1777, he was commissioned brigadier-general. In April, Washington ordered him to take command of the "Pennsylvania Line" at Morristown, and he rendered distinguished service during the [[Battle of Brandywine]] and Germantown, and by his coolness and courage at Monmouth, after the retreat of General Charles Lee, did much to save the day for the Americans.

==Quotes==

==Quotes==

{{cquote|Dear General (Washington) - The fort and garrison, with Colonel Johnston, are ours. Our officers and men behaved like men who are determined to be free. Your's, most sincerely, ANTHONY WAYNE<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MIcUAAAAYAAJ|title=Hazard's Register of Pennsylvania: Devoted to the Preservation of Facts and Documents, and Every Kind of Useful Information Respecting the State of Pennsylvania, Volume 4|date=1829|publisher=W.F. Geddes|pages=54}}</ref>.}}

{{cquote|Dear General (Washington) - The fort and garrison, with Colonel Johnston, are ours. Our officers and men behaved like men who are determined to be free. Your's, most sincerely, ANTHONY WAYNE.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MIcUAAAAYAAJ|title=Hazard's Register of Pennsylvania: Devoted to the Preservation of Facts and Documents, and Every Kind of Useful Information Respecting the State of Pennsylvania, Volume 4|date=1829|publisher=W.F. Geddes|pages=54}}</ref>}}

==Bibliography==

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