Wolfe–Montcalm Monument

The Wolfe–Montcalm Monument is in Governors' Garden beyond the southern side of the Château Frontenac, Quebec. The obelisk is the oldest monument in Quebec City and the second-oldest war monument in Canada (1827) (the first being Nelson's Column, Montreal, 1809).[1][2] The mason who made the monument was John Phillips and the architect was Captain John Crawford Young of the 79th (Cameron) Highlanders.[3][4] The monument commemorates the gallantry of the two generals, James Wolfe and Louis-Joseph de Montcalm, who fought (and both died) in the Battle of the Plains of Abraham; it is one of very few monuments to the victor and the defeated in the same battle. The monument was unveiled in 1828 by Governor Dalhousie. The translation of the Latin on the monument, written by John Charlton Fisher reads "Their courage gave them a common death, history a common fame, posterity a common memorial."[5]

Wolfe–Montcalm Monument
Canada
The memorial in 2017
For two generals who fought and died in the Battle of the Plains of Abraham
Unveiled1828 (1828)
Location46.81109°N 71.20513°W / 46.81109; -71.20513
Governors' Garden, Quebec City, Canada
Designed byCaptain John Crawford Young
CommemoratedJames Wolfe
Louis-Joseph de Montcalm
Their courage gave them a common death, history a common fame, posterity a common memorial

The monument was whitewashed sometime after 1987.

  • An 1828 view from Rue des Carrières
    An 1828 view from Rue des Carrières
  • A view from the northeastern corner of the park in 1987, prior to the whitewashing of the monument
    A view from the northeastern corner of the park in 1987, prior to the whitewashing of the monument

References
  1. Irish Georgian Society – Archiseek
  2. Parks Canada fixing Wolfe-Montcalm monument in Quebec City.Daily Commercial News Apr 14, 2010
  3. Parks Canada p. 39
  4. John Crawford Young – National Gallery of Canada
  5. "Monumentalités". www.uwo.ca. Archived from the original on 2004-07-27.
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