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 Louis Joseph de Montcalm- Québec, Québec Posted by:  Weathervane
N 46° 48.870 W 071° 13.915
19T E 329733 N 5186969
Les restes de Louis-Joseph, Marquis de Montcalm, repose dans un mausolée dans le cimetière de l'Hôpital général de Québec. The remains of Louis-Joseph, Marquis de Montcalm rests in a mausoleum in the cemetery of the Hôpital général de Québec.
Waymark Code: WM16QZF
Location: Québec, Canada
Date Posted: 09/20/2022
Views: 5
Inscription sur la plaque située en face du mausolée.
À Louis-Joseph Marquis de Montcalm
1712-1759
Commandant des forces françaises en Amérique pendant la guerre de sept ans, le lieutenant général Louis-Joseph Marquis de Montcalm succomba le 14 septembre 1759 aux blessures reçues la veille à la bataille des plaines d'Abraham. Sa dépouille fut inhumée le soir même dans la chapelle du Monastère des Ursulines de Québec. Le 11 octobre 2001, les restes de Montcalm furent solennellement transférés dans ce mausolée. Il repose désormais auprès de ses soldats tombés avec lui devant Québec pour la défense de la Nouvelle-France.
Inscription on the plaque located in front of the mausoleum.
To Louis-Joseph Marquis de Montcalm
1712-1759
Commander of the French forces in America during the Seven Years' War, Lieutenant General Louis-Joseph Marquis de Montcalm succumbed on September 14, 1759 to wounds received the day before at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham. His body was buried the same evening in the chapel of the Monastery of the Ursulines of Quebec. On October 11, 2001, Montcalm's remains were solemnly transferred to this mausoleum. He now rests with his soldiers who fell with him in front of Quebec for the defense of New France.
Description:
Louis-Joseph, marquis de Montcalm, lieutenant-général des forces françaises en Nouvelle-France (né le 28 février 1712 près de Nîmes, France; décédé le 14 septembre 1759 à Québec, Canada). Militaire de carrière, il participe à de nombreuses campagnes en Europe avant de venir combattre en Amérique du Nord pendant la guerre de Sept Ans. Il dirige la défense de Québec à l’été 1759 lors du siège de la ville par le major-général britannique James Wolfe, qui culmine avec la bataille des plaines d’Abraham.
English translation follows:
Louis-Joseph, Marquis de Montcalm, Lieutenant General in the French forces in New France (born 28 February 1712 near Nîmes, France; died 14 September 1759 in Quebec City, (Canada). A career soldier, he served in many campaigns in Europe before coming to fight in North America during the Seven Years’ War. He directed the defence of Quebec City in the summer of 1759 during the siege by British Major General James Wolfe, which culminated in the Battle of the Plains of Abraham.
See Also: http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/montcalm_louis_joseph_de_3E.html
Date of birth: 02/28/1712
Date of death: 09/14/1759
Area of notoriety: Military
Marker Type: Plaque
Setting: Outdoor
Visiting Hours/Restrictions: Aucune restrictions durant le jour - No restrictions during the day
Fee required?: No
Web site: [Web Link]
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