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The Enraged General Gage
The event is Wednesday, November 12 at 7:00 PM at the Watertown Free Public Library - WSB meeting room - 123 Main Street. Michael Lepage will be portraying General Thomas Gage.
THE ENRAGED GENERAL GAGE:
General Thomas Gage's version of the events leading up to the outbreak of the American Revolution has seldom been heard. It is a far different story than the familiar one told by the American Rebels. Gage genuinely liked Americans at first but grew to despise them as they made his days as Royal Governor of Massachusetts miserable. Even his American-born wife Margaret caused him trouble! He was the man making the important decisions in the colonies that would lead down the path to war.
Thomas Gage was born into privilege and was a soldier who served the British Crown fighting on the plains of Europe as well as in the American wilderness during the Seven Years War. Hear him tell you of his experiences in some of the worst battles of that age.
As a man who owned a great deal of land in North America, he had a stake in the outcome of events. Hear a different opinion of men such as Samuel Adams and John Hancock than you have ever heard before and why he was unwilling to arrest them until it was too late.
General Gage's attempts to disarm the population were met with resistance each time and would lead to the terrible events of April 19, 1775. After Lexington and Concord, General Gage's attempts to win back the people failed and the Battle of Bunker Hill led to his re-call to England. Did Margaret play a part in all of this? Ask the General!
Hear a poignant story from a man who's life was forever changed by the American Revolution! |
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