Thomas Gage
BIRTH
Mar 10, 1719)
Sussex, England
DEATH
April 2, 1787
London, England
British Army
1781-1782
Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay
1774-1775
Commander in Chief of British Forces in America
1763-1775
Military Governor of Quebec
1760-1763
British Army
1741-1775
FAMILY
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Gage, Thomas
(1719-1787)
General Thomas Gage was a British Army general officer and colonial official best known for his many years of service in North America, including his role as British commander-in-chief in the early days of the American Revolution.
GRAVE:
GRAVE
Gage family burial plot, St Peter's Churchyard
The Dock, Lewes, East Sussex, BN8 6NY, United Kingdom
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WIFE
Margaret Kemble Gage
(1734-1824)
John Gage
(1479-1556)
Maria Theresa Gage
(1762-1832)
Charlotte Margaret Gage
(1773-1812)
William Hall Gage
(1718-1791)
Louisa Elizabeth Gage
(1766-1832)
Emily Gage
(1776-1838)
Henry Gage, 3rd Viscount Gage
(1761-1808)
Harriet Gage
(1767-1835)
Places | Image | Address | GPS | Site |
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Minute Man National Historical Park | 210 N Great Rd, Lincoln, MA 01773 | MUSEUM | ||
Old South Meeting House | 310 Washington St, Boston, MA 02108 | MUSEUM | ||
Boston Common | 139 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02111 | PARK | ||
Long Wharf | 66 Long Wharf, Boston, MA 02110 | MARKER | ||
Salem Town House Marker | Essex St &, Washington St, Salem, MA 01970 | MARKER | ||
Province House Marker | 329 Washington St, Boston, MA 02108 | MARKER |
DIED:
London, England
Apr 2, 1787
Being born into an aristocratic family in England, he entered military service, seeing action in the French and Indian War, where he served alongside his future opponent George Washington in the 1755 Battle of the Monongahela. After the fall of Montreal in 1760, he was named its military governor. During this time he did not distinguish himself militarily, but proved himself to be a competent administrator.
From 1763 to 1775 he served as commander-in-chief of the British forces in North America, overseeing the British response to the 1763 Pontiac's Rebellion. In 1774 he was also appointed the military governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay, with instructions to implement the Intolerable Acts, punishing Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party.
His attempts to seize the military stores of Patriotmilitias in April 1775 sparked the Battles of Lexington and Concord, beginning the American Revolutionary War. After the Pyrrhic victoryin the June Battle of Bunker Hill, he was replaced by General William Howe in October 1775, and returned to Great Britain.