The Monthly military repository . >M§, !!%ffc % 1-1; I llljlllll JiiiliiliiJ«^^. MILITARY REPOSITORY. 73 General Montgomery, in the mean time, attacked the other end«f the Lower Town, (c7, in the PJan, or 5 llrds in the Yiev/\-He pafTed the fxrft barrier, and was juft opening to attack the fe-cond, when he was killed, together with his aid-du-camp. Atthis barrier were feven finall pieces of cannon, all pointed to de-fend the pafs, below the precipice, the only place where it was pof-fible for tl-ic Americans to approach. As foon as the Gentries -raveintelligence of the lights in the air, al
The Monthly military repository . >M§, !!%ffc % 1-1; I llljlllll JiiiliiliiJ«^^. MILITARY REPOSITORY. 73 General Montgomery, in the mean time, attacked the other end«f the Lower Town, (c7, in the PJan, or 5 llrds in the Yiev/\-He pafTed the fxrft barrier, and was juft opening to attack the fe-cond, when he was killed, together with his aid-du-camp. Atthis barrier were feven finall pieces of cannon, all pointed to de-fend the pafs, below the precipice, the only place where it was pof-fible for tl-ic Americans to approach. As foon as the Gentries -raveintelligence of the lights in the air, all the men ftood to their river not being fl-ozen over, the narrownefs of this pafs, fromthe rocks on one fide, and the river on the other, admitted only offour or five men to advance in front, (See Jig. 4. in the Plan.)Montgomery was at their head, and the heavy fill of fnow anddarknefs prevented their being perceived by their ensmles till theycame within a few yards of them. They were then fired cannon and muflcetry at the fame inftant. Montgomerysfall fo di
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