Battle of the Boyne 1690
The Irish campaign for the English crown
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About this book
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 1 July that would decide the fate of the crown of England.
Contents
- The campaign
- Chronology
- Opposing commanders
- The opposing armies
- Opposing plans
- The battle
- The aftermath
- The battlefield today
- Bibliography
- Index
Paperback; July 2005; 96 pages; ISBN: 9781841768915