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James Wolfe Quotes Page 1 of 1James Wolfe January 2, 1727 - September 13, 1759 Nationality: British Category: Soldier Subcategory: British Soldier
| Now God be praised, I will die in peace. | A few regular troops from old France, weakened by hunger and sickness, who, when fresh, were unable to withstand the British soldiers, are their general's chief dependence. | Possessed with a full confidence of the certain success which British valor must gain over such enemies, I have led you up these steep and dangerous rocks, only solicitous to show you the foe within your reach. | I congratulate you, my brave countrymen and fellow soldiers, on the spirit and success with which you have executed this important part of our enterprise. | You know too well the forces which compose their army to dread their superior numbers. | The impossibility of a retreat makes no difference in the situation of men resolved to conquer or die; and, believe me, my friends, if your conquest could be bought with the blood of your general, he would most cheerfully resign a life which he has long devoted to his country. |
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