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Richard Montgomery Quotes

1738–1775 Ireland

Richard Montgomery (December 2, 1738 – December 31, 1775) was an Irish soldier who first served in the British Army. He later became a major general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and he is most famous for leading the unsuccessful 1775 invasion of Canada.

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I shall endeavour to discharge my duty to society, considering myself only as the citizen, moved by the melancholy necessity of taking up arms for the public safety.

Letter to James Duane (1775)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Richard Montgomery (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.