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James Wolfe
British Army officer (1727–1759)
"General Wolfe" redirects here. For other uses, see General Wolfe (disambiguation).
For other people named James Wolfe, see James Wolfe (disambiguation).
James Wolfe | |
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"Major General Wolfe. | |
Born | (1727-01-02)2 January 1727 Westerham, Kent, England |
Died | 13 September 1759(1759-09-13) (aged 32) Plains of Abraham, Quebec, New France |
Buried | St Alfege Church, Greenwich |
Allegiance | Kingdom of Great Britain |
Service / branch | British Army |
Years of service | 1740–1759 |
Rank | Major-general |
Commands | 20th Regiment of Foot |
Battles / wars | |
Relations | Lieutenant-generalEdward Wolfe (father) |
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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.
The son of a distinguished general, Edward Wolfe, he received his first comm
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General Wolfe
(James Wolfe)
1727–1759James Wolfe was born into a military family, and first entered service at age fifteen during the War of the Austrian Succession, and distinguished himself at the Battle of Dettington. He was noticed by the Duke of Cumberland, and called to serve in the Jacobean Rising of 1745, but acquitted himself in such a way that he won the respect both of Englishmen and the Highlanders he was opposing. He received several promotions at a very young age and was made lieutenant colonel by age 22. The battlefield heroics and promotions then stopped for a few years, while England and France were officially at peace.
When war broke out again in 1756,