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General Thomas Gage, painting by John Singleton Copley | Wikimedia Commons public domain image.
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’ political and military standing.
After his schooling, he joined the British Army. He bought a lieutenant’s commission and served in the British Army, transferring Regiments and moving up in the ranks and seeing much action until his eventual promotion to lieutenant colonel.
Thomas Gage was popular in the army and in the club he was a member at, charming and handsome. His time in college, in the club, and as a nobleman’s son gave him opportunities to create powerful political and military allies. He was engaged at one point, but it was broken off. He and his father both stood for seats in parliament in 1753. He di
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GAGE, THOMAS, army officer and colonial administrator; b. 1719 or 1720, the second son of Thomas Gage, 1st Viscount Gage in the Irish peerage, and his first wife, Benedicta Maria Theresa Hall; d. 2 April 1787 in London, England.
The Gages of Firle in Sussex were an old Catholic family. Thomas Gage’s parents found it expedient to convert to the Church of England in 1715, but though they resumed the old faith before their deaths, their son was raised and remained an Anglican. He attended Westminster School in London and subsequently entered military service; by 1743 he was a captain in the 62nd Foot. In 1745 he was aide-de-camp to the Earl of Albemarle at Fontenoy (Belgium), fought at Culloden the next year, and in 1747–48 was again aide-de-camp to Albemarle in Flanders. He was stationed in Ireland from 1748 to 1755 with the 44th Foot, becoming its lieutenant-colonel by purchase on 2 March 1750/51.
Gage’s career to this point had been of no particular distinction. When Major-General Edward Braddock was sent to America in 1755 with the 44th and 48th Foo
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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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