Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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English folk song about the 1759 Battle of Quebec and the death of General Wolfe who led the British against the French.

Performed by Maddy Prior.

Images:

British landing before the battle of the Plains of Abraham. Coloured engraving by P.C. Canot after Francis Swain.

General James Wolfe And The Marquis De Montcalm At The Battle Of Quebec, 13 September 1759 by Augustus Tholey.

The Death of General Wolfe by Benjamin West.