Battle of the Boyne

When

11 Jul 1690

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

53.72° N, 6.42° W

Description

1690 battle

1690 battle of the Williamite War in Ireland

The Battle of the Boyne took place in 1690 between the forces of the deposed King James II, and those of King William III who, with his wife Queen Mary II, had acceded to the Crowns of England, Scotland and Ireland in 1689. The battle was fought across the River Boyne close to the town of Drogheda in the Kingdom of Ireland, modern-day Ireland, and resulted in a victory for William.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “July 11 (July 1 O.S.) – Battle of the Boyne in Ireland: King William III of England (William of Orange) defeats the deposed James II”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “In Irland besiegt während der Aufstände der Jakobiten die protestantische Armee von Wilhelm von Oranien die katholische Armee von Jakob II. in der Schlacht am…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “défaite de Jacques II (James II) d'Angleterre à la bataille de la Boyne”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “11 июля (1 июля по юлианскому календарю) — в Ирландии, в битве на реке Бойн”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Batalla del Boyne de la Guerra Guillermita de Irlanda, en la que Jacobo II es derrotado definitivamente por Guillermo de Orange”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “ウィリアマイト戦争: ボイン川の戦い”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

• Williamite War in Ireland12 Mar 1689 · War