A late 19th Century illustration of the death of Major-General James Wolfe (1727-1759), a British Army officer remembered chiefly for his victory in 1759 over the French at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham in Quebec. Wolfe led 4,400 men in an amphibious landing at the base of the cliffs west of Quebec along the St. Lawrence River. His army scaled the 200-metre cliff from the river and surprised the French under the command of the Marquis de Montcalm, who thought the cliff would be unclimbable and were defeated after fifteen minutes of battle, during which Wolfe was shot and died.

A late 19th Century illustration of the death of Major-General James Wolfe (1727-1759), a British Army officer remembered chiefly for his victory in 1759 over the French at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham in Quebec. Wolfe led 4,400 men in an amphibious landing at the base of the cliffs west of Quebec along the St. Lawrence River. His army scaled the 200-metre cliff from the river and surprised the French under the command of the Marquis de Montcalm, who thought the cliff would be unclimbable and were defeated after fifteen minutes of battle, during which Wolfe was shot and died. Stock Photo

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1880

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Plains of Abraham, Quebec, Canada

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A late 19th Century illustration of the death of Major-General James Wolfe (1727-1759), a British Army officer remembered chiefly for his victory in 1759 over the French at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham in Quebec. Wolfe led 4, 400 men in an amphibious landing at the base of the cliffs west of Quebec along the St. Lawrence River. His army scaled the 200-metre cliff from the river and surprised the French under the command of the Marquis de Montcalm, who thought the cliff would be unclimbable, and had set his defences accordingly. They were defeated after fifteen minutes of battle, but when Wolfe began to move forward, he was shot thrice, once in the arm, once in the shoulder, and finally in the chest.

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