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British soldiers make the arduous ascent of the Heights of Abraham to take Quebec, 1759 by Peter Jackson

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James Wolfe

Artist: Attributed to Joseph Highmore (British, 1692–1780)

Date: Posthumous, c. 1760-1780

Medium: Oil painting

Collection: Private Collection

Major General James Wolfe

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.

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.

The outbreak of the Seven Years' War in 1756 offered Wolfe fresh opportunities for advancement. His part in the aborted raid on Rochefort in 1757 led William Pitt to appoint him second-in-command of an expedition to capture the Fortress of Louisbourg. Following the success of the siege of Louisbourg he was made commander of a force which sailed up the Saint Lawrence River to capture Quebec City. After a long siege, Wolfe defeated a French force under the Marquis de Montcalm, allowing British forces to capture the city. Wolfe was killed at the height of the Battle of the Plains of Abraham due to injuries from three musket balls. The next day, Montcalm died as well.

Wolfe's part in the taking of Quebec in 1759 earned him lasting fame, and he became an icon of Britain's victory in the Seven Years' War and subsequent territorial expansion. He was depicted in the painting The Death of General Wolfe, which became famous around the world. Wolfe was posthumously dubbed "The Hero of Quebec", "The Conqueror of Quebec", and also "The Conqueror of Canada", since the capture of Quebec led directly to the capture of Montreal, ending French control of the colony.

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On June 8, 1758, a British force of 40 warships, 14,000 soldiers, and 12,000 sailors and marines began the siege of Louisbourg, located on the approaches to the St. Lawrence River in what is now Nova Scotia, Canada.

Subscriber Content Add content here that will only be visible to your subscribers. Payment Image: Burning of the French ship Prudent and capture of Bienfaisant, during the siege of Louisbourg in 1758, by Richard Paton. (Public Domain) On this day in history, June 8, 1758, a British force of 40 warships, 14,000 soldiers, and 12,000 sailors and marines began the siege of Louisbourg, located on…

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13th September

Death of General James Wolfe

The Death of General Wolfe by Edward Penny (1714-1791). Source: ArtUK website

On this day in 1759, General James Wolfe was killed at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham at the very moment of British victory. The battle was the climax of the Seven Years War in North America and comprised the final defence by France of its most populous colony, that of Quebec. The town was well defended atop the precipitate Heights of Abraham, but the precociously brilliant Wolfe (he was 32), the commander of the attacking British forces, had a detachment of soldiers scale the Heights and attack the French in the flank, even as they were drawn up to face the main British army approaching them across the Plains. The sneak attack demoralised the French troops, who eventually broke and fled. Wolfe however received his third and final wound even as the enemy scattered. The general lived long enough to ask if the battle was won. When assured it was, he said ‘I die contented’ and promptly expired. The victory for which Wolfe became famous led to the conquest of Canada by Britain and the end of the French empire in North America.

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Bucky Barnes in Thunderbolts* New Avengers’ end credit scene (2025)

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'Wolfe looks down on Quebec' Climbing up to the Heights of Abraham in the darkness of night, General Wolfe and his men look down on the city they were to conquer — by Charles Mills Sheldon

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Two idiots who have murdered their exes..... but who do you trust more? :)

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