# Montgomery — The Columbiad character guide

> Montgomery in The Columbiad by Joel Barlow.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0008-book-v

## Who they are

General Richard Montgomery, American hero killed at the Battle of Quebec.

## Relationships

### [Washington](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_columbiad_se/characters/washington)

_friendship_

Montgomery, a fellow American general, is a comrade and subordinate to Washington in the Revolutionary War.

## In the story

### [Book V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_columbiad_se/chapters/book-v)

Mentioned in the context of his actions and death during the American Revolution.

### [Book VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_columbiad_se/chapters/book-viii)

Leader under whom the poet's brother served and died.

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