Was "Mad Anthony" Wayne of the Continental Army really that cruel like shown in this video?
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Anthony Wayne is well described as "mad," but that is in "angry (arglich), not "crazy (Wahnsinn). He was a tough, demanding commander who was either loved or hated (more of the former than the latter), who was perfectly capable of the actions you describe. As hard as he was on his soldiers, sometimes executing them in cold blood, he was equally hard on himself. Once, after he was investigated for losing a battle, he demanded a court martial for himself (so could clear his name).
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