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ABOUT THE NAME
In Latin, James is Jacobus. The Jacobites were supporting the
restoration of the exiled king
James II to the
English throne.
In 1689,
William III
became king of England instead.
James thought that stunk, packed his
knapsack, and crossed over to Ireland to start fighting his way back
to the throne.
THE JACOBITE WAR AND THE FRENCH
James was also encouraged by French king
Louis XIV, whose
plan it was to keep William III busy fighting James II so that he,
Louis XIV, could expand his territory on the continent undisturbed.
Let's keep in mind that William was also the ruler of the
Netherlands. Louis himself was busy fighting the
War of the Grand Alliance.
However, the Jacobites lost the Jacobite
War and
James escaped to France. James fled to France
in 1690 but his followers hung in there a bit longer and kept fighting until
1691.
THE BATTLES OF THE JACOBITE WAR
Battle of the Boyne -
July 11, 1690 (July 1
Old Style)
Battle of Aughrim - July 22, 1691
(July 12
Old Style)
And here are the maps
Ireland 1689 - 1691 Jacobite War
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Ireland Western 1691
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Battle
of the Boyne
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