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The impossibility of a retreat makes no difference in the situation of men resolved to conquer or die and, believe me, my friends, if your conquest could be bought with the blood of your general, he would most cheerfully resign a life which he has long devoted to his country.

James Wolfe

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James Wolfe
Age: 32 †
Born: 1727
Born: January 3
Died: 1759
Died: September 13
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