WAYNE, ANTHONY, an American general of the war of the Revolution, was born at Waynesborough, Penn., Jan. 1, 1745. His grandfather, a native of Yorkshire, com manded a squadron of dragoons at the battle of the Boyne, and emigrated to Pennsylva nia. Anthony was educated at Philadelphia; at the age of 18, lie was employed as a land-surveyor, and was selected by Benjamin Franklin to form a projected settlement in Nova Scotia At the beginning of the American revolution (1775), lie was married and settled on a farm in Pennsylvania, taking an active interest in politics,and became a mem ber of a committee of safety, and studied military drill and tactics. At the outbreak of hostilities, lie raised a regiment of volunteers, of which lie was appointed colonel, and sent to Canada; where lie covered the retreat of the provincial forces at Three Rivers. He cominanded at Ticonaeroga until 1777, when he was made brig.gen., and joined Washington in New Jersey; commanded the rear-guard in the retreat at Brandy wine; led the attack at Germantown ; captured supplies for the distressed army at Valley Forge: distinguished himself at Monmouth; was defeated at Paoli; but achieved the most brilliant victory of the war in the storming of Stony Point (q.v.), July 15, 1779.
His courage and skill saved Lafayette in Virginia, 1780; and he aided in the siege of Yorktown, and commanded in Georgia. At the close of the war, rewarded bypopular enthusiasm. and having, by his dash and audacity, acquired the sobriquet Mad Anthony," lie retired'to his farm at Waynesborough, and engaged in the construction of roads and canals. In 1792, lie commanded a expedition against the Indians of the north-western territories; where he remained, until 1796, as U. S. commissioner. He died at the garrison at Presque Isle (now Erie), Dec. 14, 1796.