Thomas Gage
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General Thomas Gage 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 e
Portrait of Thomas Gage by John Singleton Copley, c. 1768
An engraved portrait of Gage
A 1776 artist's rendition of Robert Rogers, whose likeness was never made from life
An artistic interpretation of Pontiac by John Mix Stanley. No authentic images of the chief are known to exist.
Battle of the Monongahela
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The Battle of the Monongahela took place on July 9, 1755, at the beginning of the French and Indian War at Braddock's Field in present-day Braddock, Pennsylvania, 10 miles east of Pittsburgh. A Britis
Thomas Gage
…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…
Washington the Soldier Jacques Auguste Regnier, 1834
Major General Edward Braddock launched a military expedition aimed at capturing the French Fort Duquesne.
Braddock's column being ambushed by Indians and French troops positioned along the tree line
Braddock being mortally wounded after three hours of intense combat