Major General Richard Montgomery: The Making of an American HeroThis comprehensive study draws upon previously unused sources from Canada, Europe, and the United States to examine one of the forgotten heroes of the Revolutionary War: General Richard Montgomery. The first and highestranking American general killed in the war, Montgomery was also an important hero symbol in the early republic. By examining Montgomery's early life, ideology, and connections with the powerful New York Livingston family, this book explains his support of the American cause. |
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... garrison a clear field of fire . A line of palisades on the west and a deep trench on the Sorel side connected the two redoubts to facilitate communication between them . A shipyard lay between the re- doubts along the river and served ...
... garrison a clear field of fire . A line of palisades on the west and a deep trench on the Sorel side connected the two redoubts to facilitate communication between them . A shipyard lay between the re- doubts along the river and served ...
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... garrison could recover its stores after it sank.48 Montgomery assessed the shelling's impact on St. Johns more accurately , however . Despite the pounding , the garrison showed no signs of capitulating , and the Americans were in no ...
... garrison could recover its stores after it sank.48 Montgomery assessed the shelling's impact on St. Johns more accurately , however . Despite the pounding , the garrison showed no signs of capitulating , and the Americans were in no ...
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... garrison was limited to half rations , desperately short of gunpowder , and destroying their stores . The time to finish the siege had arrived . On the morning of November 1 , the Americans opened fire from their battery northwest of St ...
... garrison was limited to half rations , desperately short of gunpowder , and destroying their stores . The time to finish the siege had arrived . On the morning of November 1 , the Americans opened fire from their battery northwest of St ...
Contents
List of Maps and Illustrations | 7 |
A British Officer | 17 |
Becoming a Friend of America | 37 |
Copyright | |
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Major General Richard Montgomery: The Making of an American Hero Michael P. Gabriel Limited preview - 2002 |
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