Admiral James Wolfe

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military officer
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:Kingdom_of_Great_Britain
gptkbp:associatedWith British_colonial_expansion
gptkbp:awards Order of the Bath
gptkbp:birthDate 1727-01-02
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Westerham,_Kent,_England
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Plains_of_Abraham
gptkbp:celebrates Statues and memorials
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:44th_Regiment_of_Foot
gptkb:British_forces_in_North_America
gptkbp:contributedTo British_victory_in_North_America
gptkbp:deathDate 1759-09-14
gptkbp:deathPlace Quebec_City,_Canada
gptkbp:depictedIn Films and literature
gptkbp:education gptkb:Westminster_School
gptkbp:famousQuote "I die happy"
gptkbp:foughtAgainst gptkb:French_forces
gptkbp:foughtIn gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:French_and_Indian_War
gptkbp:historicalImpact Shift_in_power_in_North_America
gptkbp:historicalPeriod 18th century
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Key figure in the Seven Years' War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Admiral James Wolfe
gptkbp:influenced Subsequent military leaders
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Duke_of_Marlborough
gptkbp:influenceOn British_military_history
gptkbp:inspiration Wolfe's_Cove
gptkbp:involvedIn Battle of Louisbourg
gptkbp:knownFor Wolfe
Conquest_of_Quebec
gptkbp:legacy Military_tactics_in_North_America
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:British_Army
General officer
Flanking maneuver
gptkbp:nickname The Hero of Quebec
gptkbp:notableBattle Battle of Quebec
gptkbp:parent Joseph_Wolfe
Mary_Wolfe
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:James_Murray
gptkbp:rank Major General
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:British_government
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:General_Edward_Braddock
gptkbp:serviceYears 1741-1759
gptkbp:significantEvent Siege of Quebec
gptkbp:spouse Margaret_Wolfe
gptkbp:strategicGoals gptkb:Capture_of_Quebec
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Jeffery_Amherst