Richard Montgomery
Irish-born soldier in the British Army, later in the American Continental Army (1738-1775) · Ireland · On the map · Died at 37
Richard Montgomery was an Irish-born American army officer. First serving in the British Army, he later became a major general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. On 31 December 1775, Montgomery was killed while leading an unsuccessful invasion of Quebec.
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General Jeffery Amherst promoted Montgomery to lieutenant after the Siege of Louisbourg in 1758.
Edmund Burke was one of Montgomery's associates in Britain.
A map of Fort St. Johns
General Guy Carleton opposed Montgomery at Quebec.
The Death of General Montgomery in the Attack on Quebec, December 31, 1775, John Trumbull, 1786
Montgomery monument sculpted by Jean-Jacques Caffieri in 1777, installed at St. Paul's Chapel in 1787
A statue honoring Montgomery near the Philadelphia Museum of Art in PhiladelphiaAbout this person
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Lived 1738 to 1775 · aged 37