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Thomas Gage (General) Thomas Gage. Hon. Thomas Gage (* 10. März 1719 in Firle, Sussex; † 2. April 1787, Isle of Portland, Dorset) war ein britischer General und Oberbefehlshaber der Nordamerikastreitkräfte von 1763 bis 1778 während des beginnenden Amerikanischen Unabhängigkeitskrieges .
Thomas Gage (1719 – April 2, 1787) was a British general and commander in chief of the British North American forces from 1763 to 1775. His aggressive actions against the colonists contributed to the hostilities between the American colonies and the United Kingdom and serve as a direct cause of the American Revolutionary War .
Thomas Gage was the British Commander charged with keeping the peace in the colonies. Did he face an impossible task – or did he fail spectacularly in his mission? (Runtime 2:41) This video was supported by a generous grant from Americana Corner and the American Battlefield Protection Program. For more information, visit Americana Corner.
This portrait of British general Thomas Gage was painted in Boston around 1768 by American portrait artist John Singleton Copley. Gage is dressed in full military uniform, gesturing to his men performing an orderly military drill in the background. Gage had lived in New York as commander in chief of British forces since 1763. Read more about: Thomas Gage
Thomas Gage. In May of 2013, I graduated from the University of Northern Iowa with a Bachelor of Arts degree, Cum Laude. Then in May 2020, I graduated from the University of Nebraska College of Law with distinction. Following law school, I returned home to Lee County, Iowa. I served as an Assistant Lee County Attorney for approximately two years.
Thomas Gage. (1721–87). The British general Thomas Gage successfully commanded all British forces in North America for more than 10 years (1763–74). However, he failed to stem the tide of rebellion as the British military governor of Massachusetts (1774–75) at the outbreak of the American Revolution. Gage was born in Firle, Sussex, England.
Major General Thomas Gage was commander-in-chief of British forces in North America and governor of Massachusetts Bay during some of the most chaotic years of the American Revolution. Born in late 1719 or early 1720, Gage attended Westminster School in central London from 1728 to 1736.
