Battle Of The Boyne 1690 by Osprey
Item Number: OSPCAM160
Campaign 160
Author: Michael McNally
Illustrator: Graham Turner
About this book
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 1 July that would decide the fate of the crown of England.
Contents
* The campaign
* Chronology
* Opposing commanders
* The opposing armies
* Opposing plans
* The battle
* The aftermath
* The battlefield today
* Bibliography
* Index
Paperback; July 2005; 96 pages; ISBN: 9781841768915