The life and letters of James Wolfe . m the air wascharged with war. Armaments for Continental service were inpreparation. The neighbourhood of Greenwich was already astirwith horses, artillery and red-coats. Eagerly, therefore, he embracedthe first opportunity that came to exchange into the line; onMarch 25, 1742, the King signed a commission creating hisimpetuous young subject ensign in the Twelfth, then known asColonel Duroures regiment of Foot. The business of signingmilitary commissions had become somewhat perfunctory of late,but did not His Majesty make some remark upon this hupfendfiill
The life and letters of James Wolfe . m the air wascharged with war. Armaments for Continental service were inpreparation. The neighbourhood of Greenwich was already astirwith horses, artillery and red-coats. Eagerly, therefore, he embracedthe first opportunity that came to exchange into the line; onMarch 25, 1742, the King signed a commission creating hisimpetuous young subject ensign in the Twelfth, then known asColonel Duroures regiment of Foot. The business of signingmilitary commissions had become somewhat perfunctory of late,but did not His Majesty make some remark upon this hupfendfiillen of the adjutant-generaPs who only four months before hehad sent to join the Marines ? Much too young, was doubtlesshis comment then, as it was fifteen years later when he was askedto sign Wolfes commission as a colonel. Yet the colt hadqualities rare enough amongst young officers in those days; witha lust for fighting, he combined extraordinary aptitude and a desireto excel. Although a child, he realized that war was a science and. H W H O H rt t2 o ^ o K r/5 En f=l O J ? A -)H ft?
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