Extract from a letter from General Thomas Gage, Commander-in-Chief, North America to the Earl of Dartmouth, 25 June 1775. Catalogue ref: CO 5/92 f.187d.
Transcript
Your Lordship will perceive that the conquest of this country is not easy, and can be effected [affected] only by Time and Perseverance, and Strong Armys [armies] attacking in various Quarters, and dividing their Forces. Confining your operations on this Side only is attaching in the strongest part, and you have to cope with vast numbers.
- What does this tell us about British tactics during the siege of Boston [19 April 1775 to 17 March 1776]?
- How did they respond to the difficult terrain presented in the map, Source 2a?
- What purpose would Thomas Gage have in writing this letter to the Earl of Dartmouth?