Richard Montgomery
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Richard Montgomery was an Irish-born American army officer. First serving in the British Army, he later became a major general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. On 31 Dece
Engraving of Montgomery by Alonzo Chappel
General Jeffery Amherst promoted Montgomery to lieutenant after the Siege of Louisbourg in 1758.
Edmund Burke was one of Montgomery's associates in Britain.
The Embarkation of Montgomery's troops at Crown Point.
SS Richard Montgomery
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SS Richard Montgomery is a wrecked American Liberty ship that was built during World War II. She was named after Richard Montgomery, an Irish officer who fought in the British Army during the French a
Richard Montgomery
…Montgomery Street in Savannah, Georgia and Montgomery Street in Trenton, New Jersey are both named for him. He is the namesake of the SS Richard Montgomery, a WWII Liberty ship which sank in the estuary of the River Thames in August, 1944. Much of her cargo of munitions is still on board the wreck. Gabriel…
Visible masts of the wreck of Richard Montgomery
Warning buoy marking the wreck of SS Richard Montgomery (masts visible to left)