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William-of-Orange James_II The_Protestant_Cause

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  • a victory for the forces of King William III (William of Orange) of England over the former king James II
  • James, a Roman Catholic, had been forced to abdicate in 1688 and, with the help of the French and the Irish, was attempting to win back his throne. William’s victory over James blunted attempts to restore Catholicism in Britain
  • a victory for the Protestant cause on July 12
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  • Deposed from the English throne by his Protestant son-in-law, William of Orange, the Catholic James II fled to France from where—with French help—he landed in Ireland seeking to regain the crown
  • The two armies finally met up by the River Boyne, 25 miles (40 km) north of Dublin
  • They fought alongside a large number of French Huguenot or Protestant troops sent into exile from France because of their religion, as well as English and Scottish troops and some Ulster Protestants
  • William commanded eight times as much artillery as James
  • The Protestant cause had triumphed, and the threat of a Catholic restoration was, for a time, ended
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