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	American Revolution, Revolutionary War - General Thomas Gage, Commander-in-Chief of the British Army in America: ...
		Thomas Gage was born in Firle, Sussex, England in 1719.
		Gage commanded the advance guard on July 9, 1755 and slightly wounded, when the force was obliterated by a French and Indian force in what has been alternately called the Battle of the Wilderness, Battle of the Monogahela or Braddock's Defeat.
		Nothing came of the accusations although Gage was denied gaining the colonelcy of the 44th as a permanent appointment.
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	Thomas Gage information - Search.com
		Gage was born in Firle, Sussex, the second son of the first Viscount Gage.
		Gage received promotion to captain in 1743 and served as aide-de-camp to the Earl of Albemarle in the Battle of Fontenoy and in the campaign of Culloden.
		Gage's report to the cabinet repeated his earlier warnings that "a large army must at length be employed to reduce these people" and would require "the hiring of foreign troops." In April of 1776, George Sackville Germain, British Secretary of State for America, formally transferred permanent command from Gage to Howe.
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	Thomas Gage
		Thomas Gage was a dedicated military commander and colonial official, but his unyielding personality contributed to his inability to stem the growth of revolutionary fervor during a crucial time in British history.
		Gage was born at Firle, Sussex, England, a descendant of a Norman family dating to the Conquest.
		In 1772, Gage returned to England during the temporary lull that followed the repeal of the Townshend duties and the violence of the Boston Massacre.
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	Thomas Gage Papers
		Thomas Gage was a younger son of the first viscount Gage.
		Gage led the advanced detachment on Braddock's march toward Fort Duquesne and was wounded in the rout of that expedition.
		Gage was inactive during the rest of the war, but died a full general.
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		Gage joined the army in 1746 and was aide-de-camp to the Duke of Albemarle in Flanders and in Scotland.
		While holding this position, he was named governor of Massachusetts in 1774, at the same time that Parliament passed the Coercive Acts in retaliation for the Boston Tea Party, which had happened the previous year.
		Not a great man, Gage was a brave soldier, a competent and devoted pubic servant.
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	Thomas Gage information - Search.com
		Gage was born in Firle, Sussex, the second son of the first Viscount Gage.
		Gage received promotion to captain in 1743 and served as aide-de-camp to the Earl of Albemarle in the Battle of Fontenoy and in the campaign of Culloden.
		Gage's report to the cabinet repeated his earlier warnings that "a large army must at length be employed to reduce these people" and would require "the hiring of foreign troops." In April of 1776, George Sackville Germain, British Secretary of State for America, formally transferred permanent command from Gage to Howe.
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	Thomas Gage - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Sir Thomas Gage (1719 – April 2, 1787) was a British general and commander in chief of the North American forces from 1763 to 1775 during the early days of the American Revolution.
		Gage received promotion to captain in 1743 and served as aide-de-camp to the Earl of Albemarle in the Battle of Fontenoy and in the campaign of Culloden.
		Gage's report to the cabinet repeated his earlier warnings that "a large army must at length be employed to reduce these people" and would require "the hiring of foreign troops." In April of 1776, George Sackville Germain, British Secretary of State for America, formally transferred permanent command from Gage to Howe.
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	Thomas Gage - LoveToKnow 1911 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		THOMAS GAGE (1721-1787), British general and governor of Massachusetts, second son of the first Viscount Gage, was born in 1721.
		The difficulties which surrounded him in the execution of his office at this time of the gravest unrest culminated in 1775, and the action of the 19th of April at Lexington initiated the American War of Independence.
		After the battle of Bunker Hill, Gage was superseded by General (Sir William) Howe, and returned to England.
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	Thomas Gage: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com
		...Thomas Gage Thomas Gage Sir Thomas Gage (1719 - April 2, 1787) was a British...of the Braddock Expedition in 1755.
		Sir Thomas Gage (1719-April 2, 1787) was a British general and commander in chief of the North American forces from 1763 to 1778 during the early days of the American Revolution.
		General Gage was made governor of Massachusetts under martial law in [1774]].
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	Gage, Thomas (1719 or 1720-2 Apr
		The year of Gage's birth traditionally has been given as 1721, but the fact that he entered school in 1728 suggests that he was actually born in 1719 or early 1720.
		Gage, who until then had proved himself a reliable subordinate, an excellent administrator and camp commander, and an effective military diplomat, was now faced for the first time with assuming a large-scale wartime command under unfavorable conditions.
		The most important published collection of Gage's documents is The Correspondence of General Thomas Gage with the Secretaries of State and with the War Office and the Treasury, 1763-1775, ed.
	www.libarts.ucok.edu /history/faculty/roberson/course/1483/suppl/chpVI/ThomasGage.htm (1457 words)

	Thomas Gage Biography \| arrl_01_package.xml
		Thomas Gage was the top British official in America at a time when the British were not popular.
		Gage kept the peace for as long as he could, finally giving the orders that led to the confrontation at Concord, Massachusetts, and the start of the American Revolution.
		Gage became a lieutenant in 1741 and a captain in 1743, serving in an Irish regiment.
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	Thomas Gage - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Gage, Thomas (1721-1787), British general and colonial governor in America, whose aggressive actions against the colonists contributed to the...
		Thomas, Saint, one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ.
		Thomas, Norman Mattoon (1884-1968), American Socialist Party leader and six-time candidate for the U.S. presidency.
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	Thomas Gage of Yarmouth, Harwich, MASS
		Thomas Gage had, in addition to his grievous loss, to pay a heavy assessment to support the maintenance of the soldiers to fight the aroused and predatory savages.
		Matthew Gage was married to Hannah Thorp by John Gorham and various of the children of the Gage Families living at Yarmouth at the time married with the families of Barker, Baker, Cromwell, Baxter, Hall and Smith.
		The Henry Gage "delinquent proprietor" at Gorhamtown was either a son or a grandson of the slain soldier.
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		Sir Thomas Gage (1719–April 2, 1787) was a British general and commander in chief of the North American forces from 1763 to 1778 during the early days of the American Revolutionary War.
		Gage was born in Sussex, the second son of the first Viscount Gage.
		Thomas Gage was promoted to full general in 1782, and died on the 2nd of April 1787.
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	Thomas Gage
		He was the second son of Thomas Gage, Viscount Gage of Castle Island, and Baron Gage of Castlebar.
		He arrived in Boston on 13 May, 1774, and on the 17th, having spent four days with Hutchinson at Castle William, was received with ceremony by the council and civil officers, and the proclamation of his commission was signalized by volleys of musketry and cheers of the populace.
		Immediately upon receiving Gage's account of the battle of Bunker Hill, the government ordered his recall, and he sailed for England, 10 October, 1775.
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		Gage commanded all the occupation forces in the city; Samuel Adams was the leader of an illegal Provincial Congress as an alternative government in the countryside.
		Although Gage had the manpower and firepower to destroy the city at will, he chose to pursue a liberal agenda, allowing the press to insult him, protestors to organize against him, and often deciding clashes between soldier and citizen in favor of the American.
		Following repeated defeats, Gage lost the respect of his officers and was recalled to England in October, 1775; he died on April 2, 1787, six years after the colonies had secured their independence.
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	General Thomas Gage
		He entered the army and served in Flanders, 1747-1748, as aide de camp to Lord Albemarle, and in 1751 became lieutenant colonel of the 44th Regiment, one of two regiments of regulars sent to America under General Braddock late in 1754.
		Gage divided his command into three districts -- northern, southern, and western -- with a brigadier in command of each.
		Friction increased, an illegal Provincial Congress was set up, and Gage's attempt to seize rebel ordnance hidden at Concord provoked the initial skirmish of the Revolution in April, 1775.
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	Thomas Gage
		He was the second son of Thomas Gage, Viscount Gage of Castle Island, and Baron Gage of Castlebar.
		He arrived in Boston on 13 May, 1774, and on the 17th, having spent four days with Hutchinson at Castle William, was received with ceremony by the council and civil officers, and the proclamation of his commission was signalized by volleys of musketry and cheers of the populace.
		Immediately upon receiving Gage's account of the battle of Bunker Hill, the government ordered his recall, and he sailed for England, 10 October, 1775.
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	Gage Thomas English General in North America: Free Encyclopedia Articles at Questia.com Online Library
		General Thomas Gage, commander in chief of...Swiss-born Major General Frederick...serving in North America, his foreign...were non-English, prompting...support of General Gage, commander in chief of...forces in North America, Haldimand...The three English generals had little training in wilderness...Apart from Gage, Haldimand...experience in North America in peace...
		General Thomas Gage (1721-87...commander-in-chief in North America at the outbreak...commanded the English invasion...brother, Thomas Gage (1721-87), was the general destined for a taxing role in the history of Britain and America.
		Gage was chosen to succeed Thomas Hutchinson as governor...
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	Thomas Gage
		He was the second son of Thomas Gage, Viscount Gage of Castle Island, and Baron Gage of Castlebar.
		He arrived in Boston on 13 May, 1774, and on the 17th, having spent four days with Hutchinson at Castle William, was received with ceremony by the council and civil officers, and the proclamation of his commission was signalized by volleys of musketry and cheers of the populace.
		Immediately upon receiving Gage's account of the battle of Bunker Hill, the government ordered his recall, and he sailed for England, 10 October, 1775.
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	Gage Family
		The 5th Viscount Gage spent much of his time and effort having Firle Place refurbished.
		Thomas Gage, the celebrated General and C-in-C of the British Army in North America.
		Self Portrait by Henry Nicholas Gage, the present and 8th Viscount Gage.
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	Thomas Gage - Encyclopedia.com
		Gage was appointed (1760) governor at Montreal and later succeeded Amherst (1763) as commander in chief of British forces in North America.
		He thus had a highly significant post in the years when trouble between the colonists and the British government grew, and the British soldiers were receiving the brunt of the colonists' resentment.
		In the critical year of 1774, Gage was chosen to succeed Thomas Hutchinson as governor of Massachusetts, where affairs were most serious.
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	Jamesfleming.co.uk
		The only practicable line for it must cross land owned by Thomas Gage (or rather by his wife, who is the one with the money, from a family paint business).
		The bluff Norfolk hero of Thomas Gage is a harmless relic from the age of squires, a Waterloo veteran who falls foul of progress: it is marvellous.”
		Sue Baker :– “Thomas Gage is caught on the cusp of old and new, when railways are changing everything.
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	Thomas Gage (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Thomas Gage was born in 1719 or 1720; he died in 1787.
		And Thomas Gage led an advance toward Fort Duquesne in 1775.
		Gage was appointed in 1760 to be governor of Montreal and he later succeeded.
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	Thomas Gage at AllExperts
		Sir Thomas Gage (1719 – April 2, 1787) was a British general and commander in chief of the North American forces from 1763 to 1775 during the early days of the American Revolution.
		Despite this loss, Gage was promoted to brigadier general (largely through the political manoeuvring of his brother, Viscount William Hall Gage).
		Gage found himself criticised by his own men for allowing groups like the Sons of Liberty to exist.
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