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201029 minPGdocumentary

historical-events historical-figures military

Wolfe and Montcalm

201029 minPGdocumentary

In 1759, the Battle of the Plains of Abraham in Quebec City resulted in the fatal wounding of British General James Wolfe and French General Marquis de Montcalm.

historical-events historical-figures military

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Channel: NFB

Wolfe and Montcalm

2010• 29 minPG

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In 1759, the Battle of the Plains of Abraham in Quebec City resulted in the fatal wounding of British General James Wolfe and French General Marquis de Montcalm.

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This short film recreates the tense hours before the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, and then the battle itself in which both generals, Wolfe and Montcalm, were fatally wounded.

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