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Montgomery, Richard, 1738-1775

LC control no.n 79139710
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Personal name headingMontgomery, Richard, 1738-1775
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Birth date1738-12-02
Death date1775-12-31
Place of birthDublin (Ireland : County)
Place of deathQuébec (Québec)
AffiliationUnited States. Continental Army
Profession or occupationGenerals
Found inArticles of capitulation, made and entered into Richard Montgomery, Esquire, brigadier general of the Continental Army, and the citizens and inhabitants of Montreal ... Montreal, Nov. 12th, 1775.
American Revolutionary War website, viewed December 19, 2019 (Brigadier General Richard Montgomery; born in Swords, County Dublin, Ireland; commissioned as the second-ranking brigadier general in the American Revolutionary War and led an army into Canada; killed while attempting to capture the city of Quebec during a fierce snow storm on December 31, 1775)
   <https://www.myrevolutionarywar.com/leaders/montgomery-richard/>
National union catalog, pre-1956 imprints (access point: Montgomery, Richard, 1738-1775; usage: Richard Montgomery, Esquire, brigadier general of the Continental Army)
Associated languageeng