Uploaded February 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
"How Stands The Glass Around?" ("Why, Soldiers, Why?"), also referred to as "General Wolfe's Song", is an English folk song. It became notorious after Wolfe was reported to have sung it before the Battle of the Plains of Abraham (1759), gaining thereby the alternative title of "General Wolfe's Song". Shown with images of British soldiers during the period, including several of the famed General Wolfe.
"How Stands The Glass Around?" ("Why, Soldiers, Why?"), also referred to as "General Wolfe's Song", is an English folk song. It became notorious after Wolfe was reported to have sung it before the Battle of the Plains of Abraham (1759), gaining thereby the alternative title of "General Wolfe's Song". Shown with images of British soldiers during the period, including several of the famed General Wolfe.
