Anthony Wayne
BIRTH
Jan 1, 1745
Easttown Township, Pennsylvania
DEATH
December 15, 1796
Eria, Pennsylvania
FAMILY
FATHER:
Isaac Wayne
(1699-1774)
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Wayne, Anthony
(1745-1796)
Anthony Wayne was an American soldier, officer, statesman, and a Founding Father of the United States. He adopted a military career at the outset of the American Revolutionary War, where his military exploits and fiery personality quickly earned him a promotion to brigadier general and the nickname "Mad Anthony".
BIRTHPLACE:
MARKER
Anthony Wayne Birthplace Marker
152 E Lancaster Ave, Paoli, PA 19301
GRAVE:
CHURCH
Old Saint David's Episcopal Church Cemetery
South Valley Forge Road, Easttown Township, Pennsylvania, 19087, USA
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WIFE
Mary Wayne
(1748-1793)
Isaac Wayne
(1699-1774)
Places | Image | Address | GPS | Site |
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Valley Forge National Historic Park | 1400 N Outer Line Dr, King of Prussia, PA 19406 | MUSEUM | ||
George Washington's Mount Vernon | 3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Hwy, Mt Vernon, VA 22121 | MUSEUM | ||
Colonial Williamsburg | 101 Visitor Center Dr, Williamsburg, VA 23185 | MUSEUM | ||
Fraunces Tavern Museum | 54 Pearl St 2nd floor, New York, NY 10004 | MUSEUM | ||
Monmouth Battlefield State Park | 20 NJ-33 Business, Manalapan Township, NJ 07726 | MUSEUM | ||
Yorktown - Surrender Field | Historical Tour Road, Yorktown, Virginia, 23690, USA | MUSEUM | ||
Paoli Massacre Marker | 545 S Warren Ave, Malvern, PA 19355 | MARKER | ||
Anthony Wayne HQ Marker | 107 W Market St, York, PA 17401 | MARKER | ||
Anthony Wayne Birthplace Marker | 152 E Lancaster Ave, Paoli, PA 19301 | MARKER | ||
Goode's Bridge Marker | 11240 Patrick Henry Hwy, Amelia Court House, VA 23002 | MARKER | ||
Joseph Tatnall House Marker | 1803 N Market St, Wilmington, DE 19802 | MARKER | ||
Wayne's Crossing Marker | 14575 US-15, Leesburg, VA, 20176, USA | MARKER | ||
Early Tavern Marker | 610 Montgomery Ave, Narberth, PA 19072 | MARKER |
DIED:
Eria, Pennsylvania
Dec 15, 1796
Wayne was born in Chester County, Pennsylvania, and worked as a tanner and surveyor after attending the College of Philadelphia. He was elected to the Pennsylvania General Assembly and helped raise a Pennsylvania militia unit in 1775. During the Revolutionary War, he served in the Invasion of Quebec, the Philadelphia campaign, and the Yorktown campaign.
Although his reputation suffered after his defeat in the Battle of Paoli, he won wide praise for his leadership in the 1779 Battle of Stony Point and was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. Soon after being promoted to major general in 1783, he retired from the Continental Army. Anthony Wayne was a member of the Society of the Cincinnati of the state of Georgia. In 1780, he was elected to the American Philosophical Society.
After the war, Wayne held a brief career in congress and private business. Following St. Clair's defeat, Wayne was recalled by President Washington from civilian life to command of U.S. forces in the Northwest Indian War, where he defeated the British-backed Northwestern Confederacy, an alliance of several Native American tribes. Leading up to the war, Wayne oversaw a major change and reorganization of the entire United States Army. Following the 1794 Battle of Fallen Timbers, he later negotiated the Treaty of Greenvillewhich ended the war and their alliance with the British.