Top 4 Quotes & Sayings by Thomas Gage

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American military man Thomas Gage.

Last updated on April 14, 2025.

General Thomas Gage was a British Army general officer and colonial official best known for his many years of service in North America, including his role as British commander-in-chief in the early days of the American Revolution.

American - Military man | 1719 - April 2, 1787

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No blood has been shed under my command this far; and I am determined none shall be!

Thomas Gage

America is a mere bully, from one end to the other, and the Bostonians by far the greatest bullies.

Thomas Gage

Our neighbors the Hollanders may be our example in this case; who whilst we have been driving a private trade from port to port, of which we are likely now to be deprived, have conquered so much land in the East and West Indies that it may be said of them, as of the Spaniards, That the sun never sets upon their dominions.

Thomas Gage

In all their wars against the French they [the Americans] never showed such conduct, attention and perseverance as they do now.

Thomas Gage