The 58th Regiment of Foot was a British Army line infantry regiment, raised in 1755. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 48th Regiment of Foot to form the Northamptonshire Regiment in 1
Drawing by a soldier depicting the Battle of the Plains of Abraham in September 1759
Richard Lambart, 7th Earl of Cavan, Colonel of the regiment during the Napoleonic Wars
The Battle of Plattsburgh in September 1814
Non-commissioned officers of the 58th Regiment in New Zealand, c.1858
The Battle of the Plains of Abraham, also known as the First Battle of Quebec, was a pivotal battle in the Seven Years' War—whose North American theatre is referred to by Americans as the French and I
58th (Rutlandshire) Regiment of Foot
…regiment embarked for North America in spring 1758 for service in the French and Indian War and saw action at the Siege of Louisbourg in June 1758, the Battle of the Plains of Abraham in September 1759, the Battle of Sainte-Foy and the subsequent Siege of Quebec in April to May 1760. It then took part in the final and decisive campaign…
The Death of General Wolfe Benjamin West, 1770
A portrait of Wolfe printed circa 1776
French fire ships sent downriver to block the British advance, as shown in a copy of a painting by Dominic Serres
The Battle of the Plains of Abraham