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Thomas Gage
British Army officer and colonial administrator (1718/19–1787)
For other people named Thomas Gage, see Thomas Gage (disambiguation).
GeneralThomas Gage (10 March 1718/19 – 2 April 1787) was a British Army officer and colonial administrator best known for his many years of service in North America, including serving as Commander-in-Chief, North America during the early days of the American Revolution.
Being born into an aristocratic family in England, he entered the Army and saw action in the French and Indian War, where Gage served alongside his future opponent George Washington in the 1755 Battle of the Monongahela. After the successful Montreal campaign in 1760, he was named military governor of the region. During this time Gage did not distinguish himself militarily, but proved himself to be a competent administrator.
From 1763 to 1775, he served as commander-in-chief of British forces in North America, overseeing Britain's response to the outbreak of Pontiac's War in 1763. In 1774, Gage was also appointed the military governor of the Provi
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Thomas Gage
Thomas Gage was born March 10, 1718 or 1719 in Firle, Sussex, England. Born to an aristocratic family, his father was 1st Viscount Gage and his mother was Benedicta Maria Teresa Hall. The Gage family had been seated in Sussex since the 15th century. At about age ten, Thomas began attending the prestigious Westminster School where he met other boys who would become figures in North American politics and military action; John Burgoyne, Richard Howe and George Germain. Thomas left the school in 1736.
Gage's military career began in the 1740s, and he rose through the ranks of the British Army. He saw service in the War of Austrian Succession in 1743, the Second Jacobite Uprising in 1745, and purchased a major’s commission in the 55th (later renumbered 44th) Foot Regiment in 1748. While in his service, he met more important figures such as Jeffrey Amherst, who would rise to great heights during the French and Indian War. Gage and his unit left Ireland in 1755 and were sent to North America.
While in North America, Gage
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The Coming of the American Revolution: 1764 to 1776
Thomas Gage
1719 or 1720 - 2 April 1787
Thomas Gage, a decorated war hero in the French and Indian War, served as the commander in chief of the British Forces in North America from 1763-74. He arrived in Boston in May 1774 to replace Thomas Hutchinson as royal governor of Massachusetts. Charged with enforcing the Coercive Acts, Gage soon realized that it would be difficult to subdue the well-organized patriot forces in New England. On 19 April 1775, under orders from England, Gage sent a detachment of troops to seize patriot munitions in Concord and to apprehend Samuel Adams and John Hancock. The confrontation between British soldiers and townspeople in Concord and Lexington became the first battle of the American Revolution. Gage's only other military engagement in the colonies was the battle of Bunker Hill on 17 June 1775. Although technically a British victory, nearly one-third (or 1,500) British troops were left dead, wounded, or captured. Gage was recalled to London in the fall of 1775 where he remained until his dea
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