
What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: General Wolfe. Lodged here 1756 Recorded plaque organisation: Trust For Devizes.
General James Wolfe was a British Army officer who led the successful attack on Quebec in 1759, a pivotal battle in the Seven Years' War that secured Canada for Britain.
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