10343 x 7468 px | 87,6 x 63,2 cm | 34,5 x 24,9 inches | 300dpi
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Richard Montgomery (December 2, 1738 –December 31, 1775) was an Irish-born soldier who first served in the British Army. He later became a brigadier-general in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War and he is most famous for leading the 1775 invasion of Canada. Montgomery was born and raised in Ireland. In 1754, he enrolled at Trinity College, Dublin, and two years later joined the British army, to fight in the French and Indian War. He steadily rose through the ranks, serving in North America and then the Caribbean. After the war he was stationed in in Fort Detroit during Pontiac's Rebellion, following which he returned to Britain for health reasons. In 1773, Montgomery returned to the Thirteen Colonies and married Janet Livingston. He was elected to the New York Provincial Congress of 1775. After war broke out, Montgomery took up the Patriot cause becoming a Brigadier General in the Continental Army. After Phillip Schuyler became too ill to lead the invasion of Canada, Montgomery took over. He captured St. Fort Johns and then Montreal in November 1775. He advanced to Quebec City where he met up with another force under the command of Benedict Arnold. On December 31, he led the attack, but was killed during the battle. His body was found by the British and buried honourably.
