WOLFE, JAMES


Meaning of WOLFE, JAMES in English

born Jan. 2, 1727, Westerham, Kent, Eng.

died Sept. 13, 1759, Quebec

British army commander.

After a distinguished military career in Europe, in 1758 he helped lead Gen. Quebec , he defeated the French in a battle lasting less than an hour. Wounded twice early in the battle, he died of a third wound, but not before he knew Quebec had fallen to his troops.

James Wolfe, painting attributed to J.S.C. Schaak; in the National Portrait Gallery, London

By courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery, London

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