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pointed Breadler- General in 1777 involved an
expenditure which sometimes exceedeu nie
pay. and had to be betrayed in'part from his
| private income
The exploits OF Wayne in the Revolutionary
| war were more brilliant and moro useful than
those OF any Major General. with the excep-
ton Of Greene. Yet on tho ground that Penn-
sylvania had received her quota OF Major
Generals. the Continental army refused to
promote Wayne to that rank. although 1t did
ultimately make him MNjor-General by brevet.
From the time OF his appointment to tho grade
OF Brigadier- General he did. In fact. perform
the duties Of General OF division. and was
more than once entrusted with separate
command We can only recapitulate very
briefly his remarkable military services. He
bore the brunt OF the battle Of Three Rivers
against Bureoyne in 1776. and covered the re-
treat SO effectively as to render possible the
had been but short time attached to the main
army under Washington when he was directed
Mowe in New At
was stationed at the ford to oppose knyphau;,
s aR Sr9x hs w eS., dat o Ss
the right wing Of the American army under Sui.
Ivan and Greene. had been beaten by Cornwall.
the sn remnant t Of saIvans force Il aerman.
the s proper SUPPORT e which The advised delay
Of another General at Chews House prevented.
whsmns veorg Wayne 9vs
again at the head OF the attacking column. and
was So stfloisnt in STAYING the lrltish advance advance
and in turning the tide Of battle In favor Of the
Americans. as to obtain special ommendatlon
toms letter to Congress, wherein tho name Of
no other officer was particularly mentioned.
Point Was communicatsd to no other oficer
than Wayne and he alone was consulted about
hsnds ess ante Tsere
uar tradition that. when Washington pro-
to WAYNE ,tormp h sSny P0n
it, but Mr.. Stine doubts tho autIentct ye Of
the story Proceeding with the roll Of Wayne,s
treason had struck the army and tho coun-
Try with consternation it was to the
In Chief entrusted the defence Of stoney Point
the most important fortified post on the Hud.
c nR1ns IL OF f tPoops %ssPR
Inverted ths plans e cornwaiisr fer the Dc.
trsHt; has ; sIwsys been reGsTdea g The most
osersan By srse British force. aided By sew sew;
@ d 81 sn or
that ,n hS RECEIVED an independent
OF the Indians west OF the Ohio. and had be-
come thoroughly demoralized. to Wayne was
committed tho duty OF restoring its discipline
long line 81 The yotorS at ehs
Washin etons Choice OF P acommandins u of1icer.
III.
According to Mr.. Joseph ]. Lewis the au.
thor Of the supplemental chapter the epithet
mad" in connection with the Christian name
OF Gen. Wayne. originated with o silly camp
follower. who. By reason Of his oddities OF
speech and demeanor was the butt OF the SOL
diers and somewhat Of privileged person in
camp. For some misbehavior he was put
under arrest BY order of the General. After
his release. being rallied on tho subject. he
averred that he had been arrested not be-
cause he had done anything to deserve 1t, but
because Anthony was mad. He was q mad
Anthony and that was all there was of it."
Tho word mad in old English is o synonym
for angry. and was doubtless so used here.
This In substance. the fellow repeated whom
term Mad Anthony" casually dropped T ed from eae
the lips OF u camp follower. obtained some sort
way among the rank and file. OF Wayne 8 COM
mand put IT. never d,v In sense Intending dispaI-
admired and beoVed By his to be s IN ther
homer. and they would have resented any in
SO far. then as the appellstion Of Mad An
thony was used in the Gontln entail army. no
commander was intended or understood. The
epithet was deemed to have a meaning in no.
s and oo.Fss t indsed IL bat fS Eli
o com iiment-te those qualities which the
%ost fSa so sa@ most I hsy
raries oi the Revolutionary era ever charged
him with rashness In his exploits or enter:
with writer's OF books and OF magazine articles.
whose opinions ON military matters must be
subject the jad ement Of Washington may S1f 10
ppfb IS defisiyS and as
Of all that he advised to be done. found d no ae
commend; it my sa ely be Concluded that ths
s aSter but should be relocated 70 the use Of
tory; for 1t represents A, misconception.
peoas @ % rhs aushoT 81
saDpesmsntal eha zap ad%ts that there
ers It natural enough that a man Of Wa pH'
accustomed to rely wholly on himself should
within the sphere Of his authority. governed
stances to his purpose. He was egotistl-
cal ;aI. and spmSTnat sensitive: and Perhaps
have done. any calumnious statement affect
Ing his conduct or character. He was rather
BY mo nan rss ns that he
TOO ,IfeeptibIe to fiat.ery Estimating Mighty
those who voluntarily. violated It's rules. He
know we'll that no such soldiers as those who
constituted the Pennsylvania line could DO
made without severe preparatory training.
From his point OF view the maintenance OF
rigorous discipline was su beet not OF choice:
his success His restless activity and unro-
hitting Vigilance in the SUPERVISION OF every
natos constantly on the alert, In his last |
eampaiGn. as well as In his first, his keen. oh
eyer was amiss. During the winter, OF 1893 |
W he slept Of the ground and endured the
modntions than those Of a com mon soldier and |
he rose ut o'clock IN the morning to visit the |
awake and In his proper place. With Wayne.
n snort. war was serious work. and not holi- |
that the interests OF tho, country should not |
suffer In his HANDS in dealing with tho In |
dams tho Miami. wbiIa ha carriod tho /