Title: Brigr. Gen. Anthony Wayne
Digital ID: icufaw apc0014
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Description:“The American Revolutionary War Brigadier General Anthony Wayne, was born in Chester County , Pennsylvania , near Paoli, Pa. , Jan. 1, 1745 , and died Dec. 15, 1796 . Privately educated in Philadelphia , General Wayne won major recognition in the American Revolution and in Indian warfare.
Wayne participated in the battles of Brandywine and Germantown and in 1778 distinguished himself in the Battle of Monmouth. His greatest achievement was a brilliant victory at Stony Point in 1779. In 1781 he contributed to the British defeat at Yorktown .
Wayne retired to civilian life in 1783. After the Revolution, Arthur St. Clair's defeat by the Indians in 1791--the culmination of a series of American defeats in the Old Northwest--caused Wayne to be given (1792) command of the Northwest army.
After spending more than 2 years training his troops, he led an American army north from the Ohio River and, on Aug. 10, 1794, won a decisive victory at the Battle of Fallen Timbers on the Maumee River near the site of present-day Toledo, Ohio, and the following year he negotiated the Treaty of Greenville with them, opening the Northwest Territory to American settlers. Noted for his bravery and quick temper, Wayne was popularly known as "Mad Anthony." Under provisions of the ensuing Treaty of Greenville (1795), Wayne obtained a large cession from the Indians. After the British had agreed in Jay's Treaty to vacate their posts in the Old Northwest , Wayne led the American force that took possession of the forts in 1796.”
Greene County was created on February 9, 1796 , from part of Washington County and named for General Nathanael Greene. Waynesburg, the county seat, named for Major General Anthony Wayne, was laid out in 1796, and incorporated as a borough on January 29, 1816 .