Anthony Wayne

In 1766, he tied the nuptial knot with Mary Penrose. The couple was blessed with two children, a daughter Margretta and son Isaac.

In 1796, he breathed his last due to complications from gout during a return trip to Pennsylvania. He was interred at Fort Presque Isle.

Later on, his son, Isaac Wayne disinterred his body and boiled it to remove the remaining flesh. The bones were then fitted in two saddlebags and were relocated to the family plot in St. David's Episcopal Church cemetery in Radnor, Pennsylvania. If legend is to be believed, ever year on his birthday, the ghost of Wayne wanders the highway searching for his lost bones.

Anthony Wayne was born to Isaac and Elizabeth Eddings Wayne in Chester County, Pennsylvania. He had four siblings.

Young Wayne received his formal education at his uncle’s private academy in Philadelphia, where he was trained as a surveyor. He then went to study at the College of Philadelphia but did not earn a degree.

For a year, in 1766, he worked at the lands in Nova Scotia owned by Benjamin Franklin and his associates surveying and helping make settlements. The following year, he returned to work in his father's tannery while continuing his work as a surveyor.

From 1774 to 1780, he served in the Pennsylvania legislature

At the outset of the American Revolutionary War, he adopted a military career by raising a militia unit and the next year became a colonel of the 4th Pennsylvania Regiment.

His successful command at the battle of Trois-Rivieres led him to the rank of a brigadier general in February 1777. Following this, he commanded the Pennsylvania Line at Brandywine, where he held off General Wilhelm von Knyphausen to protect the American right flank.

Following his defeat in restricting the British, he led his forces yet again at the Battle of Germantown against the British. Though initial advances turned beneficial for the Americans and his camp, he was later on entrapped as the American forces had retreated.

In 1778, he led the American attack at the Battle of Monmouth. Despite being pinned by a superior British force, he held out until he was relieved by reinforcements sent by Washington. The following year, he commanded the Corps of Light Infantry.

In 1779, he and his men met with success, as his Corps of Light Infantry executed a successful attack on British positions. The victory earned him a medal. Following this in 1781, he served as commanding officer of the Pennsylvania Line of the Continental Army, which led to Pennsylvania Line Mutiny.