James Wolfe
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James Wolfe 🇬🇧

Major-General James Wolfe (Known as "The Hero of Quebec")
British Army Major-General, Conqueror of Quebec at the Plains of Abraham
Born Jan 02, 1727 🇬🇧 Westerham (Kent), Great Britain
Passed Away Sep 13, 1759 Plains of Abraham (Quebec City), Canada
Lifespan 32 years old
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"Now, God be praised, I will die in peace."

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British general whose audacious nighttime amphibious ascent of the cliffs of Quebec led to victory over Montcalm at the Plains of Abraham, securing British dominion over Canada.

Biographical Record

Wolfe distinguished himself in European campaigns and at the Siege of Louisbourg in 1758 before Prime Minister William Pitt appointed him commander of the land expedition against Quebec in 1759. Stymied for months by Montcalm's fortifications, Wolfe devised a daring plan to land troops at Anse-au-Foulon under cover of night.

On September 13, 1759, Wolfe deployed his army on the Plains of Abraham. In the brief, decisive battle, Wolfe was struck three times by musket fire. Informed in his dying moments that the French army was in full flight, he famously uttered, 'Now, God be praised, I will die in peace.'

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St Alfege Church Crypt
Greenwich (London; Memorial in Quebec City), United Kingdom
GPS: 51.4811, -0.0094
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