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Thomas Gage

1719 - 1787

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General Thomas Gage (10 March 1718/19 – 2 April 1787) was a British Army officer and colonial administrator best known for his many years of service in North America, including serving as Commander-in-Chief, North America during the early days of the American Revolution. Being born into an aristocratic family in England, he entered the Army and saw action in the French and Indian War, where Gage served alongside his future opponent George Washington in the 1755 Battle of the Monongahela. After the successful Montreal campaign in 1760, he was named military governor of the region. During this time Gage did not distinguish himself militarily, but proved himself to be a competent administrator. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas Gage is the 1,680th most popular military personnel (down from 1,549th in 2019), the 3,399th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,642nd in 2019) and the 84th most popular British Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Thomas Gage ranks 1,680 out of 2,058. Before him are Tang Enbo, Aleksandr Baryatinsky, Vladimir Tributs, Tomás de Zumalacárregui, Miguel Grau Seminario, and J. Lawton Collins. After him are Ma Zhongying, Nikolay Shchors, Alexander Gorbatov, Eddie Slovik, Mahamat Déby, and Kakutsa Cholokashvili.

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Among people born in 1719, Thomas Gage ranks 17. Before him are Christian Mayer, Pierre Poivre, Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, Abraham Gotthelf Kästner, Charles-Amédée-Philippe van Loo, and Pedro Pablo Abarca de Bolea, 10th Count of Aranda. After him are Michel-Jean Sedaine, Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim, and Domenico Lorenzo Ponziani. Among people deceased in 1787, Thomas Gage ranks 18. Before him are Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau, Charles, Prince of Soubise, Philip II, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe, Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, Ferdinando Galiani, and François Francoeur. After him is Princess Ulrike Friederike Wilhelmine of Hesse-Kassel.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Thomas Gage ranks 3,400 out of 8,785. Before him are Joey Dunlop (1952), Walter Clopton Wingfield (1833), Thomas Bewick (1753), Carole Pateman (1940), Edith Evans (1888), and Anne Treisman (1935). After him are Pamela Colman Smith (1878), G. D. H. Cole (1889), Roy Jenkins (1920), Emil Voigt (1883), Jimmie Nicol (1939), and Duncan Grant (1885).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United Kingdom

Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, Thomas Gage ranks 84. Before him are Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset (1436), James Somerville (1882), Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood (1724), William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim (1891), Flora Sandes (1876), and Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet (1772). After him are Charles Warren (1840), George Anson, 1st Baron Anson (1697), Gregor MacGregor (1786), Melita Norwood (1912), John Benbow (1653), and Roy Urquhart (1901).

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