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Death of General Wolfe at Quebec, September 1759

URL: http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/history/core/pics/0001/img0025.jpg
Source: Brooklyn College
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This Benjamin West painting depicts the death of Gen. James Wolfe at the conclusion of the Battle of Quebec in 1759, where the British Army captured the French colonial town. This battle helped the British empire establish almost complete control over the eastern half of North America.