Risultati di ricerca
2 giorni fa · William commanded several field battles; Battle of Seneffe (1674), Battle of Cassel (1677), Battle of Saint-Denis (1678), Battle of the Boyne (1690), Battle of Steenkerque (1692) and the Battle of Landen. While most of these were defeats, it would be wrong to place the responsibility solely on him.
- 1689 – 8 March 1702
- Mary, Princess Royal
2 giorni fa · James worked to build an army in Ireland, but was ultimately defeated at the Battle of the Boyne on 1 July 1690 O.S. when William arrived, personally leading an army to defeat James and reassert English control. James fled to France once more, departing from Kinsale, never to return to any of his former kingdoms.
- 6 February 1685 – 23 December 1688
- Henrietta Maria of France
2 giorni fa · William III's victory at the Battle of the Boyne on 1 July 1690 (O.S.) forced James II to abandon his army and flee back to France. In August Marlborough himself left for Ireland engaged upon his first independent command – a land/sea operation upon the southern ports of Cork and Kinsale .
10 ore fa · The castle also lies just a few miles upstream from the site of the Battle of the Boyne where Protestant William of Orange defeated the Catholic King James II in 1690.
3 giorni fa · They expressed their partisan solidarity through involvement with Protestant unionist fraternal organizations such as the Orange Order, which found its inspiration in the victory of King William III (William of Orange) at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690 over his deposed Catholic predecessor, James II, whose siege of the Protestant ...
5 giorni fa · First off the production line is King William of Orange and his cavalry, three, three figure units. All are Del Prado conversions, apart from King Billy. I am not sure where he came from and was a unpainted donation from Bob Black. Here is King Billy and his troops heading down into the Boyne valley in 1690: Next will be some Dutch guards that ...
5 giorni fa · Meath’s northern boundary, west of Drogheda, was the scene of the Battle of the Boyne (1690), in which William III defeated James II and asserted English Protestant rule over Ireland. Area 904 square miles (2,342 square km). Pop. (2006) 162,831; (2011) 184,135.
