Richard Montgomery
Richard Montgomery (December 2, 1738 - December 31, 1775) was a general in the American war for independence.
| Richard Montgomery | |
|---|---|
| File:Chappel Montgomery full length.jpg | |
| Born | December 2, 1738 Swords, Dublin, Kingdom of Ireland |
| Died | December 31, 1775 (aged 37) Quebec City, Province of Quebec |
| Buried at | Quebec City, Province of Quebec (reinterred in 1818 to St. Paul's Churchyard, Manhattan, New York City) |
| Allegiance | File:Flag of Great Britain (1707–1800).svg Great Britain 23px United Colonies |
| Years of service | File:Flag of the British Army.svg United Kingdom Army (1756–1772) File:Gadsden flag.svg Continental Army (1775) |
| Rank | Major general |
| Battles/wars | Seven Years' War |
| Signature | 100px |
Richard Montgomery Media
- Amherst.jpg
General Jeffery Amherst promoted Montgomery to lieutenant after the Siege of Louisbourg in 1758.
Edmund Burke was one of Montgomery's associates in Britain.
The American invasion of Canada.
Plan des redoutes érigées à Saint-Jean lors de l’été 1775. Bibliothèque et Archives Canada, NMC-2771
General Guy Carleton opposed Montgomery at Quebec.
MGen Richard Montgomery with autograph in 1775
Montgomery monument sculpted by Jean-Jacques Caffieri in 1777, installed at St. Paul's Chapel in 1787
- RichardMontgomeryFairmountPark2008.jpg
This statue of Montgomery is near the Philadelphia Museum of Art
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References
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