General James Wolfe Statue - Greenwich, UK - Gifts from Other Countries on Waymarking.com

 
Statue of General James Wolfe was unveiled in June 1930.  The bronze statue was sculpted by sculptor R. Tait McKenzie.

Text on base of statue:

James Wolfe
1727 - 1759
Victor of Quebec

This Monument
The Gift Of
The
Canadian People
Was Unveiled On
Th[Unreadable, damaged by shrapel during World War II] th Of June 1930
By
Le Marquis De Montcalm

"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 in Canada. The son of a distinguished general, he received his first commission at a young age and saw extensive service in Europe where he fought 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 in garrison duty in the Scottish Highlands.

The outbreak of the Seven Years' War in 1756 offered Wolfe fresh opportunities for advancement. His part in the aborted attack on Rochefort in 1757 led William Pitt to appoint him second-in-command of an expedition to capture Louisbourg. Following the success of this operation he was made commander of a force designated to sail up the Saint Lawrence River to capture Quebec. After a lengthy siege Wolfe defeated a French force under Montcalm allowing British forces to capture the city. Wolfe was killed at the height of the battle by a French cannon shot.

Wolfe's part in the taking of Quebec in 1759 earned him posthumous 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. This painting became very famous around the world. Wolfe was posthumously dubbed 'The Conqueror of Quebec'." - Wikipedia

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