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Montgomery, Richard
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| American soldier, born in Co Dublin, Ireland. Commissioned in the British army (1756), he saw service in America during the French and Indian War, then resigned to settle in America (1773). He married the daughter of the wealthy New Yorker, Robert Livingston (1718–75), and supported the patriots in their resistance to Britain. He was promoted brigadier-general in the Continental army (Jun 1775), and as second-in-command in General Philip Schuyler's expedition to Canada, he led the forces that captured Montreal. He lost his life during the assault on Quebec (31 Dec 1775). |
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