Gen Richard Montgomery
Irish
Richard Montgomery was an Irish soldier who became a notable major general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. - AsNotedIn
Richard Montgomery was an Irish soldier who became a notable major general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. - AsNotedIn
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1738/12/02 | Montgomery is born near Swords in the north of County Dublin in Ireland into an Ulster Scots gentry family. His father, Thomas Montgomery, was a British Army officer and a Member of Parliament (MP). | Born | Swords | Province of Leinster | |||
1754/09/00 | Richard Montgomery enters Trinity College, Dublin in 1754 | Education | Trinity College, Dublin | Dublin | |||
1775/00/00 | Grasmere is built for Janet Livingston and Richard Montgomery. The residence burned down in 1828. | Home | Grasmere | Rhinebeck, NY | |||
1775/11/00 | Lt Andre is captured at Fort Saint-Jean by American Gen Richard Montgomery and held prisoner at Lancaster, Pennsylvania. | Patriot Commander | |||||
1775/12/31 | Montgomery draws his sword and leads his men through an opening at the edge of Lower Town shouting, "Come on, my good soldiers, your General calls upon you to come on." British forces open fire, killing Montgomery with grapeshot thru the head and thighs. | Died | Lower Town of Old Quebec | United Colonies' Invasion of Quebec 1775 | |||
1776/01/04 | At sunset on 4 January 1776, American General Richard Montgomery's remains are buried with dignity by British Regulars. | In Memoriam | Funeral of General Richard Montgomery | ||||
1818/07/08 | Richard Montgomery's remains are interred next to his monument at St Paul's Chapel churchyard in New York City. | In Memoriam | St Paul's Chapel | New York City | Funeral of General Richard Montgomery |
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