1 janv. 1690 - Battle of the Boyne

Description:

- Fought North of Dublin
- With the help of the French and Irish, James attempted to win back his throne
- Celebrated as a Protestant win in Ireland
- Jacobite army:
- 23,500
- Irish Catholics reinforced by 6,000 French troops
- Irish infantry were mainly untrained peasants who had been pressed into military service
- Only Irish cavalry were of a higher calibre
- William's army:
- 36,000
- Drew on forces from Netherlands and Denmark
- Professional soldiers
- William commanded 8 times more troops than James
- William wounded after surveying a possible crossing
- Sent 9,000 men to cross
- James half his army
- At the main ford the elite Dutch Blue Guards forced their across the river
- Jacobite counterattack pinned them down
- Williamite cavalry crossed and forced Jaocbites to retreat
- A successful rear guard action saved many Jacobite lives
- The threat of Catholic restoration ended

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