Richard Montgomery
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 December 1775, Montgomery was killed while leading an unsuccessful invasion of Quebec.
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- Educated at
- University of Cambridge
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- 🏆 EMS Prize🏆 European Prize in Combinatorics🏆 Philip Leverhulme Prize
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1738
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