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James Wolfe

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Military Personnel

The Resume

    (January 2, 1727-September 13, 1759)
    Born in Westerham, Kent, England, United Kingdom
    Colonel for the British forces in the Seven Years War (mid-18th century)
    Commanding general of the British forces in the Battle of Quebec at the Plains of Abraham (1759, won)
    ‘Who, at the Expence of his Life, purchas’d immortal Honour for his Country, and planted, with his own Hand, the British Laurel, in the inhospitable Wilds of North America, By the Reduction of Quebec, Septr. 13th. 1759’
    ‘Hero of Louisbourg’

Why he might be annoying:

    He was prone to changing his battle plans on the spur of the moment.
    Particularly towards older higher-ranking officials, he was not considered a cooperative officer.
    His attack on a French defense line around the Saint Lawrence River (July 1759) was confounded despite the inactivity of the defenders.
    The original inscription on the obelisk at Quebec City – bearing the word ‘victorious’ – was changed to read simply, ‘Here died Wolfe.’
    Quebec separatists loathe him.

Why he might not be annoying:

    As a teenager, he volunteered for duty in his father’s First Marine Regiment.
    He survived long enough to learn of his victory over the larger but less-trained Montcalm troops (whose retreat he was able to ruin).
    He preferred death to refusing to serve.
    His boyhood friend created the Wolfe Society in Westerham, where an annual dinner is held to his ‘pious and immortal memory.’

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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 10 Votes: 90.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 14 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 23 Votes: 47.83% Annoying