Atlas of Battles

commander, 5 engagements

Battles of Thomas Gage

Battles of Thomas Gage

British general (1721-1787), 1719 to 1787

Thomas Gage is recorded as a commander at 5 placed engagements in the atlas between 1755 and 1775: 3 battles, 1 siege and 1 campaign, all in present-day United States. Taken in date order, the sites lie 974 km apart end to end, 244 km between engagements on average. Most belong to American Revolutionary War (3), French and Indian War (1), Seven Years' War (1).

Braddock ExpeditionBattle of the MonongahelaSiege of BostonBoston campaignBattle of Bunker HillBraddock ExpeditionBattle of the MonongahelaSiege of BostonBoston campaignPhiladelphiaBuffaloBaltimoreBridgeportRochesterSyracuseProvidenceHartfordAlbanyHamilton200 km41.104N, 75.536W
5 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1755: 2 engagements1775: 3 engagements3 in 177517551775
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Braddock Expedition, 1755Battle of the Monongahela, 1755Siege of Boston, 1775Boston campaign, 1775Battle of Bunker Hill, 177517551775
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
May 1755Braddock ExpeditionMaryland, Pennsylvania, United StatesFrench and Indian victory
9 July 1755Battle of the MonongahelaFort Duquesne, Pennsylvania, United States76 km NWFrench-Indian victory
19 April 1775Siege of BostonBoston, Massachusetts, United States776 km EAmerican victory
1775Boston campaignMassachusetts, United States61 km WAmerican victory
17 June 1775Battle of Bunker HillCharlestown, Massachusetts, United States61 km EBritish victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, John Singleton Copley, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.