Atlas of Battles

commander, 5 engagements

Battles of James Wolfe

Battles of James Wolfe

British Army officer (1727–1759)

James Wolfe is recorded as a commander at 5 placed engagements in the atlas between 1757 and 1759: 2 battles and 3 naval actions across 2 present-day countries, most in Canada (4), France (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 5,470 km apart end to end, 1,368 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Seven Years' War (3), French and Indian War (2).

Raid on RochefortSiege of LouisbourgGulf of St. Lawrence CampaignBattle of BeauportBattle of the Plains of AbrahamRaid on RochefortSiege of LouisbourgGulf of St. Lawrence CampaignMadridCasablanca2000 km47.085N, 36.089W
5 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1757: 1 engagements1758: 2 engagements2 in 17581759: 2 engagements2 in 175917571759
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Raid on Rochefort, 1757Siege of Louisbourg, 1758Gulf of St. Lawrence Campaign, 1758Battle of Beauport, 1759Battle of the Plains of Abraham, 175917571759
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
September 1757Raid on RochefortRochefort, FranceFrench victory
8 June 1758Siege of LouisbourgLouisbourg, Canada4,455 km WBritish victory
1758Gulf of St. Lawrence CampaignGulf of Saint Lawrence, Canada301 km NWBritish victory
31 July 1759Battle of BeauportBeauport, Canada702 km WFrench victory
13 September 1759Battle of the Plains of AbrahamQuebec City, Canada11 km SWBritish victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Attributed to Joseph Highmore, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.