22 mars 1689 - The deposed James II of England lands with 6,000 French soldiers in Ireland, where there is a Catholic majority, hoping to use it as the base for a counter-coup.[2] However, many Irish Catholics see him as an agent of Louis XIV of France, and refuse to support him
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Date:
22 mars 1689
Maintenaint
~ Il y a 336 ans