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Jan 2, 2016 · British Army General. Born at Westerham, Kent, England, the son of Colonel Edward and Henrietta Wolfe. A child of apparently delicate constitution, he nevertheless resolved to follow his father into the army.
James Wolfe, famous soldier, is buried at Greenwich but he has a large memorial in Westminster Abbey.
Brigadier General James Wolfe at the Siege of Louisbourg in 1758. On 23 January 1758, James Wolfe was appointed as a brigadier general, and sent with Major General Jeffrey Amherst in the fleet of Admiral Boscawen to lay siege to the Fortress of Louisbourg in New France (located in present-day Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia).
Major-General James Wolfe was one of Britain’s most celebrated military heroes. But his death at the moment of his greatest victory at Quebec in 1759 earned him a reputation as a patriotic martyr.
Ugly, gangling, and tormented by agonising illness, Major General James Wolfe was an unlikely hero. Yet in 1759, on the Plains of Abraham before Quebec, he won a battle with momentous consequences.
Jan 29, 2008 · Engravings of the painting were distributed throughout Britain and its North American colonies. The image was even reproduced on ceramics and fabrics. British Prime Minister William Pitt called for a national memorial to Wolfe, which was erected in Westminster Abbey in 1772.
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After a long siege, Wolfe defeated the French forces under the Marquis de Montcalm, resulting in the capture of Quebec City. Tragically, Wolfe was fatally wounded during the height of the battle by three musket balls. Contribution to British Heritage
