Wolfe,James

Wolfe,James
Wolfe (wo͝olf), James. 1727-1759.
British general in Canada. He defeated the French at Quebec (1759) but was mortally wounded in the battle.

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  • Wolfe, James — born Jan. 2, 1727, Westerham, Kent, Eng. died Sept. 13, 1759, Quebec British army commander. After a distinguished military career in Europe, in 1758 he helped lead Gen. Jeffery Amherst s successful expedition against the French on Cape Breton… …   Universalium

  • Wolfe, James — (1727 1759)    WM Intrusted by William Pitt with command of expedition against Quebec, 65, 73; singular anecdote of, 65; birth and personal characteristics, 66, 67; at Dettingen and Culloden, 68; in Paris, 69; attached to the Louisbourg… …   The makers of Canada

  • Wolfe, James — ► (1727 59) Militar británico. Obtuvo una decisiva victoria sobre las fuerzas francesas de Canadá, mandadas por Montcalm. * * * (2 ene. 1727, Westerham, Kent, Inglaterra–13 sep. 1759, Quebec). Oficial de ejército británico. En 1758, tras una… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • WOLFE, JAMES —    major general, born in Kent, son of a lieutenant general, who served under Marlborough; was present at the battles of Dettingen, Fontenoy, Falkirk, and Culloden, and served in the expedition against Rochefort, which it was believed proved… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • Wolfe — Wolfe, James Wolfe, Thomas Wolfe, Tom * * * (as used in expressions) Miller, Jonathan (Wolfe) Tone, (Theobald) Wolfe Wolfe, Elsie de Ella Anderson de Wolfe Wolfe, James Wolfe, Thomas (Clayton) Wolfe, Tom Thomas Kennerly Wolfe, Jr …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Wolfe — (James) (1727 1759) général anglais. Envoyé en Nouvelle France, il battit Montcalm devant Québec, dans les plaines d Abraham, mais, comme son adversaire, il fut mortellement blessé. Wolfe (Thomas Clayton) (1900 1938) romancier américain: Au fil… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • James Ford Rhodes — (1 May 1848–22 January 1927), was an American industrialist and historian born in Cleveland, Ohio. He attended New York University beginning in 1865. He also attended the Collège de France. During his studies in Europe he visited ironworks and… …   Wikipedia

  • James Wolfe — General James Wolfe (2 January, 1727 ndash; 13 September, 1759) was a British Army officer, known for his training reforms but remembered chiefly for his victory over the French in Canada and establishing British rule there. Because of this he… …   Wikipedia

  • James Wolfe — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Wolfe. James Wolfe Naissance 2  …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Wolfe — /woolf/, n. 1. Charles, 1791 1823, Irish poet. 2. James, 1727 59, English general. 3. Thomas (Clayton) /klayt n/, 1900 38, U.S. novelist. 4. Tom (Thomas Kennerly Wolfe, Jr.), born …   Universalium

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