Wolfe–Montcalm Monument
| Wolfe–Montcalm Monument | |
|---|---|
| Canada | |
 The memorial in 2017 | |
| For two generals who fought and died in the Battle of the Plains of Abraham | |
| Unveiled | 1828 |
| Location | 46°48′40″N 71°12′18″W / 46.81109°N 71.20513°W Governors' Garden, Quebec City, Canada |
| Designed by | Captain John Crawford Young |
| Commemorated | James Wolfe Louis-Joseph de Montcalm |
Their courage gave them a common death, history a common fame, posterity a common memorial | |
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 (1788–c. 1859)[3] of the 79th (Cameron) Highlanders.[4][5] 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."[6]
The monument was whitewashed sometime after 1987.
John Crawford Young
[edit]The monuments architect, Young, was a captain in the 91st (Argyllshire Highlanders) Regiment of Foot in 1817. By 1833, he was a major.[7][8]
Gallery
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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
References
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- ^ Irish Georgian Society – Archiseek
- ^ Parks Canada fixing Wolfe-Montcalm monument in Quebec City.Daily Commercial News Apr 14, 2010
- ^ "John Crawford Young". collections.musee-mccord-stewart.ca. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
- ^ Parks Canada p. 39
- ^ John Crawford Young – National Gallery of Canada
- ^ "Monumentalités". www.uwo.ca. Archived from the original on 2004-07-27.
- ^ Highlanders, Great Britain Army Queen's Own Cameron (1887). Historical Records of the 79th Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders. Hamilton, Adams. p. 290.
- ^ Maitland, Leslie (1984). Neoclassical Architecture in Canada. National Historic Parks and Sites Branch, Parks Canada, Environment Canada. p. 39. ISBN 978-0-660-11529-0.