General Richard Montgomery Memorial Plaque

Québec,
Type
Other

This memorial is dedicated to Richard Montgomery, an American general.

Inscription

EN CET ENDROIT FUR INHUMÉ
LE 4 JANVIER 1776 AVEC SES DEUX
AIDES DE CAMP McPHERSON ET
CHEESEMAN ET QUELQUES SOL-
DATS LE GÉNÉRAL AMÉRICAIN
MONTGOMERY TUÉ DANS LE
COMBAT DU 31 DÉCEMBRE 1775.
SES RESTES MORTELS FURENT
TRANSPORTÉS A NEW YORK,
ET INHUMÉS PRES DE L'ÉGLISE
ST-PAUL EN 1818.

IN THIS PLACE WAS BURIED
ON THE 4TH OF JANUARY 1776,
ALONG WITH IS TWO AIDES DE
CAMP McPHERSON AND CHEESEMAN
AND CERTAIN OF HIS SOLDIERS
RICHARD MONTGOMERY, THE AMERICAN GENERAL WHO WAS
KILLED DURING THE ATTACK ON
QUEBEC OF THE 31ST OF DECEMBER
1775. IN 1818 HIS REMAINS WERE
EXHUMED AND REMOVED TO THE PRE-
CINCTS OF ST-PAUL'S CHURCH, NEW YORK.

Location
General Richard Montgomery Memorial Plaque

72 Saint-Louis Street
Québec
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 46.8107633
Long. -71.2090763

Plaque

Dubé, Jean
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