Battle of the Boyne

Battle of the Boyne
Part of the Williamite War in Ireland
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, and those of William III of England (Prince 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 on the east coast 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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