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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07136 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1775 |
| Title | Richard Montgomery to Robert R. Livingston regarding his victory at Montreal |
| Date | 13 November 1775 |
| Author | Montgomery, Richard (1738-1775) |
| Recipient | Livingston, Robert R. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written on the day he succeeded in taking Montreal: "I have courted fortune and found her kind." Now planning his attack on Quebec, he requests support from Livingston and the Continental Congress: "It will be absolutely necessary to throw a considerable Body of Troops into this Province as soon as the ice will bear. General [Charles] Lee should have this important command. Quebec if it dont fall before Winter must be attacked early in the Spring before succours can arrive." Montgomery, a son-in-law of Livingston, had easily captured a lightly protected Montreal, but his campaign of Quebec in December and January ran into problems, and he died in the siege where he was aided by Benedict Arnold. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Canada Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Continental Congress Congress |
| People | Montgomery, Richard (1738-1775) Livingston, Robert R. (1746-1813) |
| Place written | Montreal, Canada |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |