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El general James Wolfe (2 de enero de 1727-13 de septiembre de 1759) fue un oficial del ejército británico considerado como un héroe en Canadá debido a su victoria contra los franceses en la batalla de Quebec. Dicha victoria supuso el comienzo del dominio británico en Canadá.
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.
16 de abr. de 2024 · James Wolfe was the commander of the British army at the capture of Quebec from the French in 1759, a victory that led to British supremacy in Canada. The elder son of Lieutenant General Edward Wolfe, he was commissioned in the Royal Marines in 1741 but transferred almost immediately to the 12th.
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An army reformer who attained high rank at a young age, Major-General James Wolfe was Britain’s most celebrated military hero of the 18th century. His victory over the French at Quebec in 1759 resulted in the unification of Canada and the American colonies under the British crown.
29 de ene. de 2008 · James Wolfe, British army officer (born 2 January 1727 in Westerham, Kent, England; died 13 September 1759 near Quebec City). Wolfe fought in the War of the Austrian Succession , the suppression of the Jacobite Rebellion and the Seven Years’ War .
7 de feb. de 2006 · James Wolfe was appointed commanding officer of the British assault against the fortress city of Quebec in 1759. He was supported by a naval force under Vice-Admiral Charles Saunders. Wolfe’s army comprised more than 8,000 British regular soldiers and nearly 900 Americans (Rangers and Colonial Pioneers) as well as 2,100 Royal Marines.
By 1759 James Wolfe was a rising star of the British Army, who had fought at Dettingen (1743), Culloden (1746) and Louisburg (1758) with great distinction. Although still only 32, Wolfe was appointed to command the 5,000-strong expedition against the fortress of Quebec.
