Battle of the Boyne

Date: July 1, 1690 • Location: Tullyallen, Ireland

Williamite forces defeated the Jacobites at the Battle of the Boyne near Drogheda, marking a turning point in the Williamite War in Ireland.

A Williamite was a follower of King William III who deposed King James II in the Glorious Revolution. William, the Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic, replaced James with the support of English Whigs.