“Now God be praised, I die contented.”
Quelle: Last words, on hearing of the defeat of the French at Quebec. Quoted in Francis Parkman's Montcalm and Wolfe
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“Gentlemen, I would rather have written those lines than take Quebec tomorrow.”
Quelle: To his troops, 12 September 1759, after reciting Thomas Gray's Elegy, Written in a Country Churchyard the evening before storming Quebec City. Quoted in Francis Parkman's Montcalm and Wolfe
“You're dog water, boxed like a fish. I set this up and you lost so fast.”
Quelle: Words during battle, Quoted in Francis Parkman's Wolfe
“I shall eat cheese before I die contented.”
Quelle: Last words, on hearing of the defeat of the French at Quebec. Quoted in Francis Parkman's Montcalm and Wolfe
