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15 unusual facts about Anthony Wayne


Alfred A. Sanelli

He was a member of the Honor Council and received the Order of Anthony Wayne.

Battle of Spencer's Ordinary

Lafayette, whose force grew to number about 4,000 with the arrival of Continental Army reinforcements under General Anthony Wayne and additional experienced militiamen under William Campbell, followed Cornwallis.

Fort Wayne Mad Ants

The winning name of Mad Ants was announced June 18, 2007, chosen as a salute to the city's and fort's namesake, General "Mad" Anthony Wayne.

Greenville, Ohio

It also holds historic artifacts relating to Anthony Wayne and the Treaty of Greenville as well as Native American artifacts.

Greenville is the historic location of Fort Greene Ville, a pioneer fort built under General Anthony Wayne's command.

Legion of the United States

The Legion of the United States was a reorganization and extension of the United States Army from 1792 to 1796 under the command of Major General Anthony Wayne.

General Anthony Wayne's tactics were to fire and move quickly with the light infantry as his front line forces supported by heavy infantry.

Ohio Army National Guard

The decisive victory of General "Mad" Anthony Wayne at the Battle of Fallen Timbers (1794), outside of present day Toledo and the subsequent Treaty of Greenville (1795) removed the combined British-Indian military threat to Ohio settlers for the time being.

Ohio State Route 732

In 1794 General Anthony Wayne constructed a road north from Fort Hamilton a few miles east of St. Clair's road, giving rise to the long multi-county road "Wayne Trace".

Thiells, New York

During the American Revolution, Thiells was known as Haverstraw Forge, where General "Mad" Anthony Wayne, leading 1,350 Continental Army troops, was able to watch the area of Stony Point.

Wayne Township, Butler County, Ohio

Named for General Anthony Wayne, it is one of twenty Wayne Townships in Ohio.

Wayne Township, Clinton County, Ohio

Named in honor of General "Mad Anthony" Wayne, it is one of twenty Wayne Townships statewide.

Wayne Township, Warren County, Ohio

Named for General "Mad" Anthony Wayne, it is one of twenty Wayne Townships in Ohio.

Yorktown campaign

These forces were first opposed weakly by Virginia militia, but General George Washington sent first the Marquis de Lafayette and then Anthony Wayne with Continental Army troops to oppose the raiding and economic havoc the British were wreaking.

Several battalions of Pennsylvania Continentals under Brigadier General Anthony Wayne had also been authorized by Congress for service in Virginia in February.


Dey Mansion

Washington also had numerous visitors while at the Dey Mansion, those of which include the Marquis de Lafayette, General Anthony Wayne, Major General Lord Stirling, Benedict Arnold, General William Howe and the Marquis de Chastellux.

Frederick Philipse Robinson

In July, 1779, being in garrison at the post of Stoneypoint, on the Hudson river, the place was stormed at midnight by a strong force of the Americans under General Wayne, and after a sharp and close conflict of more than an hour, during which the young ensign was wounded in the shoulder by a musket ball, he found himself a prisoner of war.

Jean François Hamtramck

In 1793, Hamtramck was named lieutenant colonel in the Legion of the United States led by General Anthony Wayne to secure the Northwest Territory.

Leonard Covington

He was promoted to Captain in 1794, and served in the Northwest Indian War under Anthony Wayne, where he distinguished himself at Fort Recovery and the Battle of Fallen Timbers.