James Wolfe
British Army officer (1727-1759) · United Kingdom · Died at 32
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Something wrong?Major-General James Wolfe was a British Army officer known for his training reforms and, as a major general, remembered chiefly for his victory in 1759 over the French at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham in Quebec, in the final moments of which he was killed in action.
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Wolfe statue at his birthplace Westerham, Kent
George II at the Battle of Dettingen by John Wootton. Wolfe first saw action at the Battle of Dettingen in 1743.
During the Jacobite rising of 1745, Wolfe fought at the decisive Battle of Culloden in Scotland in April 1746. An Incident in the Rebellion of 1745 by David Morier.
Wolfe came to the attention of William Pitt the Elder following his role in the raid on Rochefort. Pitt had Wolfe promoted and posted to Canada, which he planned to capture.
Wolfe's opponent at Quebec, the Marquis de Montcalm
Map of the Quebec City area showing disposition of French and British forces. The Plains of Abraham are located to the left.
The Death of General Wolfe by Benjamin WestFamily
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