Evening star., 1943-04-04
The Two Generals MOntgOmer,

And if so, shall the lower town be the
point attacked?'
Both questions having been affirma-
lively decided the troops were ordered
to parade in three divisions at 2 o'clock
in the morning Of the 31st Of December;
the New York regiments and part of
Eastons Massachusetts Militia, at Hol-
land House; the Cambridge detachments
on Lambs company of artilleries, with
one neld piece, at Capt. Morgan's quar-
tiers, and the two small corps of Liv-
lngston and Brown, at their respective
grounds of parade.
TO the first and second of these di-
visions were assigned the two assaults,
to be made on opposite sides of the lower
town, and to the third, a series of DEM
onstrations or feigned attacks In diff
ferent parts of the upper.
The Plan of Battle.
Under these orders, the movement
began between 3 and o'clock in the
morning from the Heights of Abraham.
Montgomery advanced at the head of
the first division by the river road, round
the foot of Capt. Diamond to Aunce ou
Mere; and Arnold, at the head of the
second, through the suburbs of st. Rouue,
to the Sault de Matelots. Both columns
found the roads much obstructed by
snow, but to this obstacle on the route
taken by Montgomery were added huge
masses OF ice, thrown up from the river,
ana SO narrowing the passage round the
loot OF the promontory as to greatly re-
tard the progress and disturb the order
of the march
These difficulties being at last sur
mounted, the first barrier was ap-
preached, vigorously attacked and rap
IDLY carried. A moment, and but a mo-
ment, was now employed to re-excite
the ardor OF the troops which the ia
tlgue OF the march and the severity of
the weather had somewhat abated. 'Mer
of New York; exclaimed MONTGOMERY.
you will not fear to follow where your
general leads-march on; then placing
himself again in the front, he pressed
eagerly forward to the second barrier,
and, when but few PAGES from the
mouths of the British cannon. received
three wounds which instantly termi-
mated his life and his labors. Thus fell,
in the first month Of his fortieth year,
Maj. Gen. Richard Montgomery.
The fortune of the day being now
decided, the corpse of the fallen general
was eagerly sought for and soon found.
Tho of
itual temper softened at the sight recol-
lections of other times crowded fast
upon him; the personal and professional
merits of the dead could neither be for
gotten nor dissembled, and the British
general granted the request of It. Gov.
Cramahe to have the body decently in
tered within the walls of the city.
"' The most eloquent men of the
British Senate became his panegyrists,
and the American Congress hastened to
testify for him, their grateful remem-
brance, profound respect and high ven-
eration.''
A Great American.
What great American he was! What
great sacrifice he made and what
great example he set! Upon one occa-
sion when his wife, Janet. had suggested
that her brother be advanced in line, he
replied to her saying:
II most certainly might have ad-
Vanced Harry to ma jorlty. DiSlnter-
ested and generous motives will forever,
I hope, prevent me from serving myself
Or family at the expense Of the public.
Though a spirited fellow, he has not ex-
perience for such an important post. I
grant there are others as bad and worse
this is not my doing nor will I ever
have such weight on my conscience"
His Burial Place.
For 42 years the body of Richard
Montgomery remained in its original
burial place, but in 1918, it was returned
by a grateful people to his beloved
country and to the city of New York,
where it was reinterred on July 8, of
that year, beneath the monument
erected to his memory in front of St.
Pauls Church.
Is it any wonder, even at this dis
tant period. that there are upward of
l8 counties in as many different States
in this country named for this gallant
Revolutionary soldier, who gave his full
measure of devotion for the land of