British military engineer. Montresor served as an ensign and engineer during the French and Indian War in North America. Just before the American Revolution, he was promoted to captain lieutenant and engineer extraordinary. Montresor surveyed the boundary between New York and New Jersey, and constructed the fortifications of Boston, New York, and Philadelphia. During the war, Montresor marched with the British to Concord, and was involved in nearly all of the campaigns in the north until after the Battle of Brandywine in 1777. He resigned from the British Army in 1779, and lived a well for a time in England. Towards the end of his life, however, he was jailed for outstanding debts.
British military engineer. Montresor served as an ensign and engineer during the French and Indian War in North America. Just before the American Revolution, he was promoted to captain lieutenant and engineer extraordinary. Montresor surveyed the boundary between New York and New Jersey, and constructed the fortifications of Boston, New York, and Philadelphia. During the war, Montresor marched with the British to Concord, and was involved in nearly all of the campaigns in the north until after the Battle of Brandywine in 1777. He resigned from the British Army in 1779, and lived a well for a time in England. Towards the end of his life, however, he was jailed for outstanding debts.
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