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Anthony Wayne
United States general
Also known as: Mad Anthony Wayne
Anthony Wayne (born January 1, 1745, near Paoli, Pennsylvania [U.S.]—died December 15, 1796, Presque Isle, Pennsylvania, U.S.) was a prominent American general during the Revolutionary War, who later destroyed the Northwest Indian Confederation at the Battle of Fallen Timbers in Ohio (August 20, 1794). The owner of a tannery and extensive property in Pennsylvania, Wayne was commissioned a colonel in the Continental Army in January 1776. That spring his regiment was sent to reinforce the remnants of Benedict Arnold’s Canadian expedition, which was retreating south after a disastrous campaign against Quebec. Wayne was then put in command of Fort Ticonderoga, ...(100 of 443 words)