Royal Army of King James II

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The Royal Army of King James II was the late 17th-century English monarch’s standing force, composed largely of professional troops and loyalist militias used to suppress rebellions and defend his contested rule.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf early modern army ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
standing army ⓘ
activeDuring reign of James II (1685–1688) ⓘ
allegiance James II of England ⓘ
James VII of Scotland ⓘ
commander James II of England ⓘ
John Churchill, later Duke of Marlborough ⓘ
Louis de Duras, 2nd Earl of Feversham ⓘ
Richard Talbot, Earl of Tyrconnell ⓘ
conflict Glorious Revolution ⓘ
Monmouth Rebellion ⓘ
Williamite–Jacobite War in Ireland ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
endTime 1688 ⓘ
followedBy William III’s English Army ⓘ
linked to: Williamite army
garrisonLocation Dover ⓘ
Dublin ⓘ
Edinburgh Castle ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to: London, England

Portsmouth ⓘ
Tower of London ⓘ
hasCharacteristic centralised royal control ⓘ
controversial expansion under James II ⓘ
included loyalist militias ⓘ
largely professional troops ⓘ
standing peacetime force ⓘ
hasPart Household troops ⓘ
Royal Guards ⓘ
artillery ⓘ
cavalry ⓘ
infantry ⓘ
militia units ⓘ
namedAfter James II of England ⓘ
notableBattle Battle of Killiecrankie ⓘ
Battle of Sedgemoor ⓘ
Battle of the Boyne ⓘ
partOf Armed forces of the Kingdom of England ⓘ
linked to: Army of England
precededBy New Model Army ⓘ
recruitedFrom Catholic loyalists ⓘ
England ⓘ
Ireland ⓘ
Protestant loyalists ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
religiousPolicy favoured Catholic officers ⓘ
startTime 1685 ⓘ
usedFor defence of the Stuart monarchy ⓘ
internal security ⓘ
suppression of rebellions ⓘ
warfare in the British Isles ⓘ

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Battle of Sedgemoor → combatant → Royal Army of King James II ⓘ
Battle of Sedgemoor → opponentOf → Royal Army of King James II ⓘ
Siege of Limerick (1690–1691) → opponent → Jacobite forces ⓘ
linked to: Royal Army of King James II
Battle of Sedgemoor → belligerent → Royal Army of King James II ⓘ
subject linked to: Battle of Sedgemore
Pitchfork Rebellion → participant → Royal Army of King James II ⓘ
Battle of Norton St Philip → combatant → Royal Army of King James II ⓘ
Battle of Drumclog → belligerent → Government forces of Charles II ⓘ
linked to: Royal Army of King James II
Forces of James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth → opposed → Royal Army of King James II ⓘ
Lord Feversham → partOf → Royal forces of James II ⓘ
linked to: Royal Army of King James II
Monmouth's rebel infantry → opposedTo → Royal Army of King James II ⓘ
Monmouth's march towards Bristol → hasParticipant → royalist forces of James II ⓘ
linked to: Royal Army of King James II