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.
| Origins of the Campaign | 7 | |
| The accession of King James II | ||
| The 'Glorious Revolution' of 1688 | ||
| Tyrconnel's rise | ||
| The return of King James | ||
| The Campaign | 14 | |
| The conflict begins | ||
| The walls of Derry | ||
| The war in the west | ||
| Schomberg's war | ||
| A challenge accepted | ||
| The summer of 1690 | ||
| The eve of battle | ||
| Chronology | 38 | |
| Opposing Commanders | 40 | |
| The Jacobites | ||
| The Williamites | ||
| The Opposing Armies | 46 | |
| The Jacobite forces | ||
| The Williamite forces | ||
| Orders of battle | ||
| Opposing Plans | 54 | |
| The Jacobite plan | ||
| The Williamite plan | ||
| The Battle | 58 | |
| The flank march | ||
| William's headquarters | ||
| The Hill of Donore | ||
| The Williamites move | ||
| Above Oldbridge | ||
| King William's Glen | ||
| Grove Island | ||
| Roughgrange | ||
| The Jacobite high-water mark | ||
| Yellow Island | ||
| William crosses the Boyne | ||
| The forlorn hope | ||
| Platin: the final stand | ||
| The bridge at Duleek | ||
| The Aftermath | 89 | |
| The Jacobite retreat | ||
| From Duleek to Dublin | ||
| The Battlefield Today | 93 | |
| Bibliography | 94 | |
| Index | 95 |
Overview
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 ...