Wolfe : The Career of General James Wolfe, from Culloden and Quebec,9781885119735

Wolfe : The Career of General James Wolfe, from Culloden and Quebec

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ISBN13: 9781885119735
ISBN10: 1885119739
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2000-12-21
Publisher(s): Perseus Books Group
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Summary

James Wolfe is best known today as the victor of Quebec, the battle that decided the French and Indian War. However, the youthful commander, only 32 when he died at the moment of victory, already had a long military career behind him, including service in the Scottish rising of 1745.

Author Biography

Stuart Reid was born in Aberdeen in 1954. Originally trained as a Librarian he moved on to more exciting things, working at a variety of jobs before joining the army and serving in the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, attaining the rank of Sniper Sergeant. The author of Like Hungry Wolves, he is now a surveyor, writer, and filmmaker.

Table of Contents

List of Maps
viii
Preface ix
Technical Notes xi
`Hot Stuff' xiii
The Family Firm: The British Army in the 18th Century
1(36)
Military Apprenticeship: Service in Flanders, Germany and Scotland
37(44)
A Battalion of Infantry: James Wolfe and the 20th Foot
81(40)
The Road to Command: Colonel of Foot and Brigadier General
121(40)
The Hero of Quebec
161(44)
Appendix: I Wolfe's Army 205(7)
Appendix: II Wolfe's Commissions 212(1)
Select bibliography 213(4)
Index 217

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