Richard Montgomery

Richard Montgomery.jpg Richard Montgomery was born in Ireland on the 2^nd of December 1736. He lived in Feltrim, (Faol Druim or Wolf Hill is stated to have been the last place in Ireland that a live wolf was seen), Swords. His father was Thomas Montgomery, a member of parliament for Lifford Co. Donegal. Richard was educated at St Andrew’s and later on in Trinity. When he was 18 he joined the British army. When Richard Montgomery was in the British army he was captured by the American army and made fight for them. Richard Montgomery was made a General in the American army.

Canada

In 1772 he returned to Ireland and then he returned to New York where he married Janet Livingstone. Later on he went back to the army and was ordered with Benedict Arnold to go on an expedition against Canada. In 1775 Montgomery went to Canada with 2,000 troops who were hungry and tired. They captured Montreal as a base. Richard Montgomery was killed at the Battle of Quebec on the 31^st of December 1775. He was the highest ranking soldier to be killed. Montgomery, Alabama is called after him, and there are 18 other towns or counties in the US with the name Montgomery.