Battle of the Boyne 1690: The Irish campaign for the English crown
By (author): "Graham Turner, Michael McNally"
Publish Date:
July 6th 2005
ISBN184176891X
ISBN139781841768915
AsinBattle of the Boyne 1690: The Irish campaign for the English crown
Original titleBattle of the Boyne 1690: The Irish campaign for the English crown (Campaign)
SeriesOsprey Campaign #160
Osprey's examination of the battle of the Willamite War in Ireland (1689-1691), which would decide the fate of the crown of England. In April 1685, James II ascended the English throne. An overt Catholic, James proved unpopular with his Protestant subjects, and a group of nobles invited the Dutch prince William of Orange to take the throne in the Glorious Revolution of 1688; James II fled to France. James returned in 1689, a French fleet landing him at Kinsale in Ireland. On 14 June 1690, William led an army to Ireland and came face-to-face with the Jacobites along the banks of the Boyne near Drogheda. This book describes the events that led to the momentous battle on July 1, 1690.