Montgomery, Richard

(1736-1775). Born in Ireland. Entered the British army, 1754, and in 1757 stationed at Halifax, Nova Scotia; served under Wolfe at the siege of Louis bourg, and in 1759 in command of the force that captured the French forts on Lake Cham plain; in 1760 took part in the campaign against Montreal; in 1775 joined the American revolutionists; made brigadier-general, and in command of expedition to Canada; after reducing the fortre es of St. Johns and Chambly, and capturing Montreal, laid siege to Quebec, and on a final and unsucce ful attack on Dec. 31, 1775, mortally wounded. Index : Dr Commands American force on Lake Cham plain, 96; his previous service in British army, 97; captures fort at St. Johns, 102; greatly a isted by boats captured from Car let on, 114; describes difficulty of taking Quebec, 115; joins Arnold at Pointe-aux-Trembles, 116; his summons and warning to Car let on, 118; despondent, 123; attacks Quebec, 125; his death, 126; his body recovered from snow and buried, 132. Hd Captures Montreal, 111; death of, 112; inhabitants neutral during attack of, 127. Bib. : Cyc. Am. Biog. ; Bradley, The Making of Canada ; Lucas, History of Canada ; Smith, Our Struggle for the Fourteenth Colony ; Jones, The Campaign for the Conquest of Canada in 1776 .