Monument to Wolfe in Westminster Abbey

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The Monument to Wolfe in Westminster Abbey is a commemorative memorial honoring British Army officer General James Wolfe, famed for his victory and death at the Battle of Quebec in 1759.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf funerary monument
sculpture
war memorial
associatedWith Battle of Quebec (1759)
surface form: Battle of the Plains of Abraham

British Army
commemoration of 18th‑century British generals
commemorates Battle of Quebec (1759)
surface form: Battle of Quebec

James Wolfe
Seven Years' War
country United Kingdom
dedicatedTo James Wolfe
depicts allegorical figures
death of General James Wolfe
military trophies
recumbent figure of James Wolfe
genre neoclassical funerary sculpture
hasInscription inscription commemorating General James Wolfe and the Battle of Quebec
hasTheme British military heroism
commemoration of imperial warfare
sacrifice in battle
heritageDesignation Grade I listed building (as part of Westminster Abbey)
locatedIn England
London, England
surface form: London

Poets’ Corner
surface form: Poets' Corner area of Westminster Abbey

Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster
surface form: Westminster Abbey
materialUsed marble
memorialType indoor monument
wall monument
namedAfter James Wolfe
notableFor honouring a general who died at the moment of victory at Quebec in 1759
partOf interior monuments of Westminster Abbey
subjectOf art historical studies of British military monuments
tourist guides to Westminster Abbey
visitorAttraction yes

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James Wolfe memorial Monument to Wolfe in Westminster Abbey