Anthony Wayne
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Anthony Wayne was an American soldier, officer, statesman, and a Founding Father of the United States. He adopted a military career at the outset of the American Revolutionary War, where his military
Anthony Wayne (1745-1796). (Pastel by James Sharples, Sr., c. 1795; Independence National Historical Park.)
18th-century print of Wayne
1780 letter from Wayne to Israel Shreve
Statue of Wayne at Valley Forge, facing toward his home in nearby Paoli, Pennsylvania
James Wilkinson
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James Wilkinson was an American army officer and politician who was associated with multiple scandals and controversies during his life, including the Burr conspiracy. He served in the Continental Arm
Anthony Wayne
…further westward. When picking a general to lead the Legion of the United States, President Washington considered a few options, most notably Wayne and James Wilkinson. When thinking of his choices, Washington found Wayne to be, "more active and enterprising than Judicious and cautious," and Wilkinson to be lacking…
Portrait, c. 1820
Ann Biddle Wilkinson
Portrait by Charles Willson Peale, c. 1797