Virtual Author Series featuring Michael P. Gabriel

The Fort Ticonderoga Author Series features presentations by authors of books related to Fort Ticonderoga’s history. The program takes place virtually at 2pm ET.

Incorporating recent scholarship and new archival discoveries, this is an updated biography of one of the forgotten heroes of the Revolutionary War, Richard Montgomery. An Irish-born former British officer who saw extensive service in North America during the Seven Years’ War, Montgomery commanded the American invasion of Canada in 1775. That fall, his soldiers seized two British forts occupied Montreal and captured most of the British regulars in Canada before he fell at Quebec on December 31.

Michael P. Gabriel, the author of Major General Richard Montgomery: The Making of an American Hero, is the chair of the department of history at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania.

Your participation in these online programs through the Center for Digital History supports Fort Ticonderoga’s mission to preserve, educate, and provoke an active discussion about the past and its importance to present and future generations.