Atlas of Battles

commander, 7 engagements

Battles of Anthony Wayne

Battles of Anthony Wayne

Continental Army general (1745-1796)

Anthony Wayne is recorded as a commander at 7 placed engagements in the atlas between 1777 and 1794: 6 battles and 1 campaign, all in present-day United States. Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,576 km apart end to end, 263 km between engagements on average. Most belong to American Revolutionary War (6), Northwest Indian War (1).

Battle of Bull's FerryBattle of Green SpringPhiladelphia campaignBattle of BrandywineBattle of PaoliBattle of Stony PointBattle of Fallen TimbersPhiladelphia campaignBattle of BrandywineBattle of PaoliBattle of Stony PointBattle of Fallen TimbersPittsburghCincinnatiNorfolkBaltimoreRichmondCharlestonColumbusDaytonHarrisburgTrenton200 km39.390N, 78.836W
7 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1777: 3 engagements3 in 17771779: 1 engagements1780: 1 engagements1781: 1 engagements1794: 1 engagements17771794
7 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Philadelphia campaign, 1777Battle of Brandywine, 1777Battle of Paoli, 1777Battle of Stony Point, 1779Battle of Bull's Ferry, 1780Battle of Green Spring, 1781Battle of Fallen Timbers, 179417771794
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1777Philadelphia campaignNew Jersey, United StatesInconclusive
11 September 1777Battle of BrandywineChadds Ford Township, Pennsylvania, United States94 km WBritish victory
20 September 1777Battle of PaoliWillistown Township, Pennsylvania, United States18 km NBritish victory
16 July 1779Battle of Stony PointStony Point, New York, United States188 km NEAmerican victory
20 July 1780Battle of Bull's FerryBulls Ferry, New Jersey, United States50 km SBritish victory
6 July 1781Battle of Green SpringYorktown, Virginia, United States463 km SWBritish victory
20 August 1794Battle of Fallen TimbersOhio, United States763 km NWUnited States victory; Treaty of Greenville

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Edward Savage, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.