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April 19, 1775. Facing an impending rebellion, British General Thomas Gage decided to seize weapons and gun powder being stored in Concord, Massachusetts, twenty miles northwest of Boston, to prevent violence. Patriot spies soon got wind of Gage’s plan. Paul Revere and other riders spread the word of the 800 British regulars who were ...
Thomas Gage, 1st Viscount Gage (c. 1695 – 21 December 1754) of High Meadow, Gloucestershire and later Firle Place, Sussex, was a British landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons as a Whig for 33 years between 1717 and 1754.
Gage was born to a father of the same name, the first Viscount Gage, and his wife, Benedicta Maria Theresa Hall, in 1719/1720, in Gloucestershire, England. Viscount Gage was born Catholic, but he and his wife converted to the Anglican Church prior to the birth of Thomas.
On June 17, 1775, Gage attempted to lift the siege by attacking rebel forces. The assault on Bunker Hill came at a terribly high price. The British suffered more than 1,000 dead and wounded, including nearly forty percent of the Army's officers. When Washington arrived outside Boston in July, Gage's command of the British Army was essentially over.
7 de jun. de 2023 · 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 mi...
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14 de feb. de 2020 · Early Life. Thomas Gage was a British General known for his service in the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War. The second son of a Viscount, he was born in 1719 or 1720 in England, This nobleman’s status would serve him well in life, as his brother, who succeeded their father as viscount, used his power to advance Thomas ...
5 de oct. de 2009 · Reseña sobre Thomas Gage, El inglés americano: sus trabajos por mar y tierra o un nuevo reconocimiento de las Indias Occidentales, traducción de Stella Mastrángelo, introducción y notas de Eugenio Martín Torres, México, Fideicomiso Teixidor / Libros del Umbral, 2002.
