Why was James Wolfe important to his counrty?

Question

Yes he did fight in battles but was he important for some other reason.

Answer 1

General James Wolfe (2nd January, 1727 – 13th September, 1759) was a British military officer, became famous, as Major-General Wolfe, for the capture of Quebec on the Plains of Abraham but was remembered mainly for his role in establishing British rule in present-day Canada. He died on the Plains of Abraham in the hour of victory.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Wolfe
http://freemasonry.bcy.ca/biography/wolfe_j/wolfe_j.html

Extensive reading:
http://faculty.marianopolis.edu/c.belanger/QuebecHistory/encyclopedia/JamesWolfeIndex.htm