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Also known as James Peter Wolfe

British Army officer (1727–1759)

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Type
Group
Origin
Ireland
Active from
1963
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Total plays
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Quotes

  • Gentlemen, I would rather have written those lines than take Quebec tomorrow.
  • Now God be praised, I die contented.

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Key facts

Born
( 1727-01-02 ) 2 January 1727, Westerham , Kent
Died
13 September 1759 (1759-09-13) (aged 32), Plains of Abraham , New France
Buried
St Alfege Church, Greenwich
Allegiance
Great Britain
Branch
British Army
Service years
1740–1759
Rank
Major-General
Commands
20th Regiment of Foot
Relations
Lieutenant-general Edward Wolfe (father)

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Major-General James Wolfe (2 January 1727 – 13 September 1759) 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.

The son of a distinguished general, Edward Wolfe, he received his first commission at a young age and saw extensive service in Europe during the War of the Austrian Succession. His service in Flanders and in Scotland, where he took part in the suppression of the Jacobite Rebellion, brought him to the attention of his superiors. The advancement of his career was halted by the Peace Treaty of 1748 and he spent much of the next eight years on garrison duty in the Scottish Highlands. Already a brigade major at the age of 18, he was a lieutenant-colonel by 23.

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