Battle of the Boyne

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The Battle of the Boyne was a pivotal 1690 clash in Ireland between the forces of the deposed Catholic King James II and the Protestant King William III, which helped secure Protestant ascendancy in Ireland and the British Isles.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Catholic–Protestant clash in the Williamite War in Ireland ⓘ
associatedOrganization Orange Order ⓘ
belligerent Jacobite forces ⓘ
Williamite forces ⓘ
cause religious and political conflict between Protestant Williamites and Catholic Jacobites ⓘ
struggle for the English, Scottish and Irish thrones after the Glorious Revolution ⓘ
combatant English, Dutch, Danish and other Protestant troops under William III ⓘ
Irish and French troops supporting James II ⓘ
commander James II of England ⓘ
William III of England ⓘ
commemoratedOn The Twelfth (12 July) by many unionists and Orangemen ⓘ
conflictOf Williamite War in Ireland ⓘ
date 1690-07-01 (Old Style) ⓘ
1690-07-11 (New Style) ⓘ
followedBy Siege of Limerick (1690) ⓘ
further Williamite advances in Ireland ⓘ
hasCasualties relatively low casualties compared to many early modern battles ⓘ
historicalPeriod late 17th century Europe ⓘ
legacy important symbol in British and Irish history ⓘ
long-term impact on Irish sectarian and political divisions ⓘ
locatedIn Kingdom of Ireland ⓘ
location near the River Boyne, County Meath, Ireland ⓘ
memorial Battle of the Boyne Visitor Centre at Oldbridge Estate ⓘ
monarchInvolved James II of England and VII of Scotland ⓘ
linked to: James II of England

William III of England, Scotland and Ireland ⓘ
nearPlace Drogheda ⓘ
opponent forces of James II ⓘ
forces of William III ⓘ
partOf Glorious Revolution conflicts ⓘ
Nine Years' War ⓘ
politicalContext Glorious Revolution and deposition of James II ⓘ
linked to: Glorious Revolution
precededBy landing of William III at Carrickfergus in 1690 ⓘ
relatedEvent Glorious Revolution of 1688 ⓘ
linked to: Glorious Revolution

Treaty of Limerick (1691) ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Limerick
religiousDimension Protestant vs Catholic alignment ⓘ
result Williamite victory ⓘ
resultedIn consolidation of William III's rule over England, Scotland and Ireland ⓘ
flight of James II from Ireland ⓘ
strategic defeat of James II in Ireland ⓘ
strengthening of Protestant ascendancy in Ireland ⓘ
riverCrossed River Boyne ⓘ
significance key turning point in the Williamite War in Ireland ⓘ
symbolic event in Protestant unionist tradition in Ireland ⓘ
terrain river crossing and surrounding low hills ⓘ
typeOfWarfare early modern linear warfare with infantry, cavalry and artillery ⓘ
year 1690 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

William III of England → notableEvent → Battle of the Boyne ⓘ
Williamite War in Ireland → majorBattle → Battle of the Boyne ⓘ
William II of Scotland → notableEvent → Battle of the Boyne ⓘ
William II of Scotland → notableEvent → Battle of the Boyne (1690) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of the Boyne
Staatse leger → notableBattle → Battle of the Boyne (1690) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of the Boyne
Siege of Limerick (1690–1691) → followed → Battle of the Boyne ⓘ
River Boyne → historicallySignificantFor → Battle of the Boyne ⓘ
River Boyne → siteOf → Battle of the Boyne ⓘ
Ulster Protestants → commemorates → Battle of the Boyne ⓘ
War of the Two Kings → hasMajorBattle → Battle of the Boyne ⓘ
Williamites → notableBattle → Battle of the Boyne ⓘ
Frederick Schomberg → battle → Battle of the Boyne ⓘ
Early Modern Ireland → significantEvent → Battle of the Boyne ⓘ
Orange Order → commemorates → Battle of the Boyne ⓘ
Siege of Derry → relatedTo → Battle of the Boyne ⓘ
Royal Army of King James II → notableBattle → Battle of the Boyne ⓘ
Charles FitzJames → notableWork → Battle of the Boyne ⓘ
Siege of Athlone (1691) → relatedTo → Battle of the Boyne ⓘ
Jacobite Irish Army → engagement → Battle of the Boyne ⓘ
Williamite army → engagedInBattle → Battle of the Boyne ⓘ
Williamite army → engagedInBattle → Battle of the Boyne (1690) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of the Boyne
Boyne Valley → knownFor → Battle of the Boyne ⓘ
Twelfth of July parades → commemorates → Battle of the Boyne ⓘ
Huguenot regiments → notableEngagement → Battle of the Boyne ⓘ
Friedrich Hermann von Schomberg → notableBattle → Battle of the Boyne ⓘ
Godard van Reede, 1st Earl of Athlone → battle → Battle of the Boyne ⓘ
subject linked to: 1st Earl of Athlone
Province of Ulster → hasHistoricalEvent → Battle of the Boyne (near Ulster influence) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of the Boyne
The Twelfth → commemorates → Battle of the Boyne ⓘ
William III of Orange → battle → Battle of the Boyne ⓘ
Ballyneety raid → relatedEvent → Battle of the Boyne ⓘ
Battlefield Britain → depicts → Battle of the Boyne ⓘ
George Walker → battle → Battle of the Boyne ⓘ
George Walker → diedIn → Battle of the Boyne ⓘ
Inniskilling regiments → battleHonour → Battle of the Boyne ⓘ
Siege of Cork (1690) → precededBy → Battle of the Boyne ⓘ
Jacobitism → significantEvent → Battle of the Boyne ⓘ
Siege of Carrickfergus (1689–1690) → relatedTo → Battle of the Boyne ⓘ
Millmount Fort → associatedWithEvent → Battle of the Boyne (nearby) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of the Boyne
Battle of the Boyne site → associatedEvent → Battle of the Boyne ⓘ
Oldbridge → knownFor → Battle of the Boyne ⓘ
Oldbridge → siteOf → Battle of the Boyne ⓘ
Oldbridge → hasLandmark → battlefield of the Boyne ⓘ
linked to: Battle of the Boyne
Cath Eachroma 1691 → precededBy → Battle of the Boyne ⓘ
First Siege of Athlone (1690) → relatedTo → Battle of the Boyne ⓘ
Siege of Limerick → relatedEvent → Battle of the Boyne ⓘ