Wolfe Monument – 1832 - Québec, Québec - UK Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

Inscription on the plaques affixed to Wolfe's monument:

Plaque #1 -

Here died Wolfe
September 13th 1759

Plaque #2

This monument was erected by the British Army in Canada
A.D. 1849
By his excellency Lt. Gen. Sir Benjamin d'Urban
Commander of forces in replacement of the one erected
By the Governor General Lord Aylmer, G.C.B. In 1832
And destroyed with pieces remaining under present monument

Plaque #3

The first monument was a stone which the army rolled here to indicate the spot where Wolfe died in 1759

A second monument was erected in 1832

The third one was erected by the British Army stationed in Canada
1849

The fourth monument reproduced the column of the third one with the same decorative helmet, two inscriptions, and erected by the National Battlefields Commission
1913

Plaque #4

The fifth memorial was erected by the National Battlefields Commission in July 1965 in replacement of the column which was destroyed on March 29th 1963.

"A Place of Memorial

Wolfe Monument – 1832

The oldest commemorative object on the Plains (of Abraham) is the Wolfe Monument, situated in front of the main entrance of the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, on the spot traditionally said to be the place where James Wolfe died in the battle of September 13, 1759. Today the monument consists of a Doric column 11.5 metres high surmounted by a helmet and sword. Commemorative plaques on the four sides of the pedestal’s base recall the event and the history of this place of memorial.

The first monument here was apparently a stone rolled by devoted soldiers to the place where Wolfe expired. A benchmark was placed there in 1790 by Major Samuel Holland, the provincial surveyor general. These low-key commemorations answered to the British desire to not yet “honour in such explicit fashion the memory of Wolfe for fear of offending the sensibilities of the people for whom the events of 1759-1760 were still painfully remembered.”

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Type of Historic Marker: Monument consisting of a Doric column 11.5 metres high and historical plaques Historical Marker Issuing Authority: The National Battlefields Commission Age/Event Date: 09/13/1753 Related Website: [Web Link] Give your Rating:

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