Historic Sites of Manitoba: Wolfe Monument (Legislative Building, Winnipeg)

Major General James Wolfe (1727-1759) led the British forces and died in taking Quebec at the first Battle of the Plains of Abraham on 13 September 1759. Effective rule over Canada from France was thus ended and the cessation of Canada to Great Britain was completed in 1763. This statue is mounted on the west side of the Legislative Building, facing Osborne Street.

A plaque at the base of the monument was affixed in 1958 by the Historic Sites Advisory Board of Manitoba.

Wolfe Monument (May 2010)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough

Wolfe Monument (October 2021)
Source: George Penner

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.88440, W97.14716
denoted by symbol on the map above

Sources:

We thank George Penner for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 20 May 2024

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