Richard Montgomery
Soldier
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Richard Montgomery was an Ulster-Scots soldier who first served in the British Army. He later became a major general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and he is most famous for leading the unsuccessful 1775 invasion of... Wikipedia
Born: December 2, 1738, Swords, Ireland
Died: December 31, 1775 (age 37 years), Québec City, Canada
Parents: Thomas Montgomery and Mary Franklin
Place of burial: St. Paul's Chapel, New York, NY
Spouse: Janet Livingston (m. 1773–1775)
Siblings: Alexander Montgomery
Battles/wars: Seven Years' War > Siege of Louisbourg; Battle of Ticonderoga; Expedition against Martinique; Expedition against Cuba;