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

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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 Nelson's Column, Montreal, 1809). The mason who made the monument was John Phillips and the architect was Captain John Crawford Young (1788–) of the 79th (Cameron) Highlanders. The monument commemorates the gallantry of the two generals,

James Wolfe Major-general James Wolfe (2 January 1727 – 13 September 1759) was a British Army officer known for his training reforms and, as a major general, remembered chiefly for his victory in 1759 over the French at the Battle of the Plains of ...

and

Louis-Joseph de Montcalm Lieutenant-General Louis-Joseph de Montcalm-Gozon, Marquis de Montcalm de Saint-Veran (; 28 February 1712 – 14 September 1759) was a French Royal Army officer best known for his unsuccessful defence of New France during the French and Indian ...

, who fought (and both died) in the

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; 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 John Charlton Fisher 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.

John Crawford Young

The monuments architect, Young, was a

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in the 91st (Argyllshire Highlanders) Regiment of Foot in 1817. By 1833, he was a

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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

References

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