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Today episode 13 the Battle of Quebec.

General Jeffrey Amherst took command of North American operations following his victory at Louisburg at the end of 1758.

Around the same time, William Pitt granted Colonel James Wolf, now breveted to the rank of Major General, an independent command to capture Quebec.

Wolf returned to Louisburg in February 1759 to prepare for a spring attack on the last great French

stronghold in Canada.

Wolf had an impressive command for someone who was only 32 years old, but he was not inexperienced.

The son of British General Edward Wolf, James had joined his father's regiment in 1740 at the age of 13.

He had considerable military action in Europe during the war of Austrian succession, known as King

Georgia's War in America, rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel.

When the Seven Years War began, he became a full colonel.

His bravery in gallantry in Europe during 1757 caught William Pitt's attention.

Pitt decided to send him to America where he served a second and command to General Amherst at the Battle of Louisburg.

After Louisburg fell in 1758, Wolf returned to London on sick leave.

For years he had had consumption, which flared up at times, and also killed his brother.

Historians speculate that he had tuberculosis. In any event the most

recent bout did not keep him from returning to take command of the army sent against Quebec.

All three of Wolf's subordinates for the operation,

Robert Monkin, Lord George Townsend,

and James Murray were older than Wolf,

and more importantly, came from socially superior families. They all resented Wolf's command and did not work well with him.

Still, they were soldiers and would obey orders. With 8,500 regulars to take the city, Wolf set out to conquer Quebec.

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