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Pike (ZEBULON MONTGOMERY an American)

ZEBULON MONTGOMERY, an American military officer; born in Lamberton, N. J., Jan. 5, 1779; was appointed an ensign in his father's regiment in 1799; conducted an expedition sent by the government to trace the Mississippi to its source in 1805; also made explorations in Louisiana Territory, discovering Pike's Peak and reaching the Rio Grande in the course of his travels.

In 1813 he was promoted Brigadier- General, and on April 13 of that year while in command of the attack on York (now Toronto), in Upper Canada, was killed.