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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thomas Gage has received more than 1,242,628 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Thomas Gage is the 1,548th most popular military personnel (down from 1,430th in 2019), the 2,641st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,987th in 2019) and the 68th most popular British Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Thomas Gage ranks 1,548 out of 2,058. Before him are Ingvar, Vladimir Alexeyevich Kornilov, Alfredo Astiz, Trần Văn Trà, Fritz Darges, and Farrukh Hormizd. After him are Erich Marcks, Michel-Joseph Maunoury, Trafford Leigh-Mallory, Josip Filipović, James Somerville, and Friedrich Schulz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1719, Thomas Gage ranks 16. Before him are Charles-Amédée-Philippe van Loo, Prince Georg Ludwig of Holstein-Gottorp, Christian Mayer, Pierre Poivre, Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, and Abraham Gotthelf Kästner. After him are Pedro Pablo Abarca de Bolea, 10th Count of Aranda, Michel-Jean Sedaine, Domenico Lorenzo Ponziani, and Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim. Among people deceased in 1787, Thomas Gage ranks 18. Before him are Johann Karl August Musäus, William Watson, Ferdinando Galiani, Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, Philip II, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe, 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 2,641 out of 8,785. Before him are Sam Allardyce (1954), George Raynor (1907), Harry Gregson-Williams (1961), Nancy Mitford (1904), A. J. P. Taylor (1906), and Agnes Baden-Powell (1858). After him are Ian Wright (1963), Phil Campbell (1961), Trafford Leigh-Mallory (1892), Henry Cole (1808), Dick Parry (1942), and Joey Dunlop (1952).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United Kingdom

Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, Thomas Gage ranks 68. Before him are Sidney Smith (1764), John Alcock (1892), Bruce Fraser, 1st Baron Fraser of North Cape (1888), Patrick Gordon (1635), Douglas Bader (1910), and Henry Maitland Wilson (1881). After him are Trafford Leigh-Mallory (1892), James Somerville (1882), Charles Warren (1840), Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood (1724), Christopher Cradock (1862), and Edward Braddock (1695).

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