Major general Richard Montgomery
Subtitle: the making of an American hero
By: Michael P. Gabriel.
Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press; Associated University Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Madison, NJ; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 277
Subjects: Montgomery, Richard, 1738-1775.; United States. Continental Army -- Biography.; Generals -- United States -- Biography.; Canadian Invasion, 1775-1776.; United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Campaigns.
Genres: Biography.
Description: "Drawing upon previously unexplored sources from Canada, Europe, and the United States, Michael P. Gabriel provides a comprehensive view of one of the forgotten heroes of the Revolutionary War, General Richard Montgomery. An Irish-born former British officer, Montgomery commanded the ill-fated American invasion of Canada in 1775 and was killed at Quebec. The first and highest-ranking American general killed in the war, Montgomery was also an important hero symbol in the early republic.

Writers and orators, such as Thomas Paine and Hugh Henry Brackenridge, used the slain general as a symbol of virtue and self-sacrifice to spur on the war effort and help create a national identity. This image persisted through the early nineteenth century."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-267) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: 1. A British Officer 17; title: 2. Becoming a "Friend of America" 37; title: 3. A Gentleman Farmer 54; title: 4. The Delegate from Dutchess County 67; title: 5. Brigadier General Montgomery 83; title: 6. The Reluctant Warrior, Part 1: The Siege of St. Johns 105; title: 7. The Reluctant Warrior, Part 2: Montreal and Quebec 130; title: 8. Assault on Quebec 154; title: 9. The Making of an American Hero 173; title: Conclusion 203.