The final case study examines Thomas Gage’s command of the British army in North America from 1763 until his recall after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War in 1775. Gage played an active role in quelling the Forty-Five and had significant military experience in the colonies when granted command. These formative experiences influenced his attitude towards pacification, militarisation, and governance. The chapter challenges the idea that Gage’s response to the imperial crisis was timid, arguing that he consistently urged the necessity of reform. His experiences during the imperial crisis, and his attempts to maintain peace between frontier settlers and Indigenous peoples, entrenched his belief in the ‘otherness’ of colonists, an attitude that first emerged during the French and Indian War. Believing colonists were just one step from rebellion, Gage recommended punitive, military measures to restore peace, drawing on his earlier experiences in Scotland. As commander-in-chief, he acted as an agent of empire, both influencing imperial policymaking and implementing such policy on the ground.