Talk:James Wolfe

message: Since no-one has spoken up with any specific concerns about the NPOV of the article, I have removed the NPOV tag. I would suggest that the entire song "bold wolfe" is not required for the article. It should maybe have its own page, with the name of the composer, years, maybe a sheet of the music?Easter rising 16:20, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't even think that's necessary.  The song/poem is non-notable and adds nothing to the article, apart from more anecdotal, uncited claims.  Speaking of which, the trivia is also uncited, and should either be backed up with citation or removed, imho. Fishhead64 21:06, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  My bad. I'll remove it till I dig up that source... an ex-prof of mine wrote the book in question... I'll have to find it first! Easter rising 12:18, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  End NPOV Dispute 

message: I read the POV part and although it was well, POV, it had information that was valuable. At the moment the image that is given on this page is positive, rather than neutral. Also the notes on his health were deleted. I don't know Wolfe enough to write about him, though.
--A Sunshade Lust 10:30, 23 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Too Much was edited out 

message: The church in Greenwich, London, SE10 which contains the monuments to Wolfe is the church of Saint Alfege, not Saint Alfrege as previously stated. I have ammended the spelling accordingly.  Only a small thing but it's better to get it right, I think.  My source?  I've lived in Greenwich for the last 24 years.  JGB —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 202.147.217.201 (talk) 16:22, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Small Spelling Alteration 

message: The "Birth and early military career" section needs to be clarified.  In the second sentence it states  that his regiment was recalled to Britain, but does not say from where.  The entire section reads as if it were, indeed, written by committee. 72.75.47.144 (talk) 19:28, 31 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, someone should have paid attention to the 72's observation earlier. A vandal deletion remained unreverted for almost a year. --Anonymous44 (talk) 22:15, 12 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Inadequate introductory information 

message: Why does it say "You are fat. I hate you"?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Doverjeff67 (talk • contribs) 18:53, 27 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Because some sneaky bugger of a vandal snuck one through. Sorted now. Tony Fox (arf!) 18:56, 27 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Because of James Wolfe's importance to the history of Canada, it is unfortunately a target of high-volume vandalism.  The cost of accuracy is eternal vigilance!  Watchlist this page!  fishhead64 (talk) 22:45, 12 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Extra wording? 

message: I remember reading in an article in Maclean's magazine where General Wolf attack Quebec on a full moon were the tide was highest.  Is there anyone out there that could write that article in here?  Denis July 28 2008  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.166.168.71 (talk) 22:45, 27 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Attack on the full moon? 

message: "Nearly half his forces at Quebec included militiamen from New York, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania, although they behaved bravely in battle, outperforming what was expected of soldiers of their rank."
Firstly, why the "although"? Sorry, it just bugs me. Secondly, why is this in the section on Wolfe's character? I fail to see how militiamen performing well reflects on the man himself. I'm going to remove it, but change it back with some added explanation if there's some reason to have it.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.107.214.98 (talk) 03:42, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I realise this is an old discussion, but just to have it said, the "although" is of course not because of the provincial regiments' national origin, but because they were militiamen—that is, amateur soldiers who enlisted only for a single campaign season and maintained extremely light standards of discipline.  There are exceptions (the Revolutionary War being the most famous, though the idea of the Continental Army being a plucky, ill-disciplined army made up entirely of skirmishers shouldn't be overplayed), but on the whole, militia were far inferior to regulars (professional soldiers).  Any commander would have been particularly worried about the militia in his line at the Plains of Abraham, since for the first time in the North American war, two European armies were about to fight a pitched battle (all previous engagements had been raids or sieges), in which his army would have to deliver and receive volley fire and advance upon the enemy in line, all things that regulars excelled at but militia were particularly poor at.  (Witness, for instance, the French army they were facing, where the Canadian militia in the line lost all semblance of cohesion from the simple act of marching toward the British lines at the start of the battle.)  Binabik80 (talk) 13:54, 8 April 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Character section 

message: There is a General Wolfe's House in Bath .  Is this our General Wolfe?  What was he doing in Bath? Was it his family home? 86.147.161.190 (talk) 11:45, 1 October 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: His parents had a house at 5 Trim Street, Bath, at which he stayed, and where he was when Pitt sent him to Quebec. DuncanHill (talk) 15:14, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
thread_title: General Wolfe's House, Bath

message: Wolfe's Manifesto should not be inside Wikipedia. I have already uploaded a copy of the said manifesto (from a different source though) to Wikisource right here: Manifesto Addressed to the Canadians. -- Mathieugp (talk) 15:30, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Wolfe's Manifesto 

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thread_title:  New files 

message: Because of this he has been regarded as a hero by many Canadians. It may be an over-patriotic French Canadian feelings... but is this really necessary to state? I don't know about how well known he is outside of the Province of Québec, but I know not many people likes him here.
Believe me, Wolfe is a Canadian hero. Many Canadians thank him since he is the reason they speak English, no offence intended to the French-speaking people of Canada.--Stephen C Wells (talk) 19:45, 12 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  POV? 

message: It is not correct to say that he commanded the Royal Highland Fusiliers in North America. There was no regiment of that name until 1957, when the Royal Scots Fusiliers merged with the Highland Light Infantry. You would need to name the unit he actually commanded, and then show how it became part of today's RHF. 86.181.153.30 (talk) 02:02, 6 October 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Royal Highland Fusiliers 

message: We state that it is Peter in the name of "James 'Peter Wolfe". The histories and sources that I have read, and checking some of the attached references don't mention Peter. So can someone please identify that source, and we probably should justify its use. — billinghurst sDrewth 14:43, 30 March 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  From where is "Peter" sourced? 

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thread_title: Assessment comment

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message: Was he married? Did James Wolfe have any children? 199.235.87.251 (talk) 18:14, 16 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Children and spouse