Category: James Wolfe

Major General James Wolfe (2 January 1727 – 13 September 1759) was a British Army officer, known for his training reforms but remembered chiefly for his victory over the French at the Battle of Quebec in Canada in 1759. The son of a distinguished general, Lieutenant-General Edward Wolfe, he had received his first commission at a young age and saw extensive service in Europe where he fought during the War of the Austrian Succession.

James Wolfe

The General [Wolfe]…repeated nearly the whole of Gray’s Elegy…adding, as he concluded, that he would prefer being the author of that poem to the glory of beating the French tomorrow.

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Post date May 16, 2012
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The General [Wolfe]…repeated nearly the whole of Gray’s Elegy…adding, as he concluded, that he would prefer being the author of that poem to the glory of beating the French tomorrow.