Battle of Boyne

Battle of the Boyne

Painting of the battle by Jan Wyck c. 1693

Date	1 July 1690 O.S.
Location	Oldbridge, County Meath, Ireland
Result	Williamite victory

Belligerents

Jacobite forces

France

Williamite forces

Dutch Republic

Commanders and leaders

James VII and II
Earl of Tyrconnell
Duc de Lauzun

William III
Duke of Schomberg †

Strength

23,500

36,000

Casualties and losses

~1,500 casualties

~750 casualties

Coordinates: 53°43′23″N 6°25′01″W / 53.723°N 6.417°W / 53.723; -6.417 (battle site)

The Battle of the Boyne (Irish: Cath na Bóinne IPA: [ˈkah n̪ˠə ˈbˠoːn̪ʲə]) was a battle in 1690 between the forces of the deposed King James II of England, and those of Dutch Prince William of Orange who, with his wife Mary II (his cousin and James's daughter), had acceded to the Crowns of England and Scotland in 1688. The battle took place across the River Boyne near the town of Drogheda in the east of Ireland, and resulted in a victory for William. This turned the tide in James's failed attempt to regain the British crown and ultimately aided in ensuring the continued Protestant ascendancy in Ireland.

The battle took place on 1 July 1690^O.S.. William's forces defeated James's army, which consisted mostly of raw recruits. Although the Williamite War in Ireland continued until October 1691, James fled to France (again) after the Boyne, never to return. The symbolic importance of this battle has made it one of the best-known battles in the history of the British Isles and a key part of the folklore of the Orange Order. Its commemoration today is principally by the Protestant Orange Institution, which records the first commemorative parades as having been held in 1791.

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