Montcalm, Marquis de, mont KAHM or mawn KAHLM, mahr KEE duh (1712-1759), a French general, was killed in one of the last great battles between the French and British in America. Montcalm was wounded on the Plains of Abraham in the battle for the city of Quebec. He died in the city the next day. The British commander, General James Wolfe, also died in the action.