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James Wolfe
British
Soldier
About the author
Now God be praised, I will die in peace.
James Wolfe,
British
Soldier
#Now
#God
#Will
#Peace
You know too well the forces which compose their army to dread their superior numbers.
James Wolfe,
British
Soldier
#Numbers
#Army
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.
James Wolfe,
British
Soldier
#Success
#Enemies
#Gain
#Confidence
#Valor
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.
James Wolfe,
British
Soldier
#Success
#Spirit
#Soldiers
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.
James Wolfe,
British
Soldier
#Old
#Troops
#France
#Hunger
#Soldiers
#Sickness
#Dependence
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.
James Wolfe,
British
Soldier
#Life
#Country
#Friends
#Men
#Difference
#Conquest
#Blood
#Impossibility