The Wolfe–Montcalm Monument is in Governors' Garden beyond the southern side of the Château Frontenac,

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. The

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is the oldest monument in

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and the second-oldest war monument in Canada (1827) (the first being

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, 1809). The mason who made the monument was John Phillips and the architect was Captain John Crawford Young of the 79th (Cameron) Highlanders. The monument commemorates the gallantry of the two generals, James Wolfe and

Louis-Joseph de Montcalm Louis-Joseph de Montcalm-Grozon, Marquis de Montcalm de Saint-Veran (28 February 1712 – 14 September 1759) was a French soldier best known as the commander of the forces in North America during the Seven Years' War (whose North American th ...

, who fought (and both died) in the Battle of the Plains of Abraham; it is one of very few monuments to the victor and the defeated in the same battle. The monument was unveiled in 1828 by Governor Dalhousie. The translation of the Latin on the monument, written by

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reads "Their courage gave them a common death, history a common fame, posterity a common memorial." The monument was

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ed sometime after 1987.

Gallery

File:Wolfe and Montcalm Monument on Des Carrières Street, Quebec City, Quebec.jpg, An 1828 view from Rue des Carrières File:Jardin des Gouverneurs, Québec vue générale vers le sud-ouest depuis la rue des Carrières 11-d.na.civile-87-3308.jpg, A view from the northeastern corner of the park in 1987, prior to the

ing of the monument

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Wolfe-Montcalm Monument History of Quebec City Monuments and memorials in Quebec Canadian military memorials and cemeteries