N
icknamed "Mad Anthony," Anthony Wayne is best known as an American Revolutionary War general. After the war, he served as a politician, then returned to military life to lead the "Legion of the United States" in the Northwest Indian War.
Timeline
Birth- 1 Jan 1745
Easttown Township, Pennsylvania
Marriage- 1 Jan 1766-Age: 21 years
Mary Penrose
1775 - 1783US Revolutionary War- Ages: 38 - 30 years
Service Start Date
1 Jan 1775
Rank
Colonel, Brigadier general, Major general
Branch
Army
Service End Date
1 Jan 1783
Conflict Period
US Revolutionary War
Served For
United States of America
1775 - 2099Other Service- Ages: 51 - 47 years
Conflict Period
Other Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Major General
Service End Date
1 Jan 1796
Service Start Date
1 Jan 1792
Served For
United States of America
Death- 15 Dec 1796-Age: 52 years
Complications from gout
Burial- 1 Jan 1809
Erie, Pennsylvania
1 Jan 1797
Radnor, Pennsylvania
Other Facts
Father
Isaac Wayne
Mother
Elizabeth Eddings Wayne
Also known as
"Mad Anthony"
Occupation
Military officer, politician
Gender
Male
