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media type="custom" key="4956545" Craig Costabile ccostabilelax11@gmail.com Dan Ebrahimi debrahimi113@yahoo.com Tommy Dietz tommydietz3@verizon.net =Research= The Battle of Boyne was the largest battle ever fought in Britain, and believe it or not it was fought between two of it's own nations, Ireland and Scotland. Ireland and Scotland at the time were rival nations, who wanted nothing more than the others destruction and downfall. This battle was fought on July 12, 1690 just outside of Drogheda, Ireland. The reason it is known as the Battle of Boyne is because each opposing army, the Scottish and the Irish, stood on opposites side of the River Boyne. Some sixty thousand troops fought along the Boyne, however, only resulting in a total of six thousand deaths, nearly ten percent of the people who gathered there. Both forces had fearless and brave leaders, King James, a Catholic, was the leader of the Scottish, while King William, a Protestant, was the leader of the Irish. Williams' forces would go on to beat James', but it did not end there. This would become known as one of the most important battles in British history. Both forces would eventually lay claim to the british thrown, which started the conflict and threw both into a downward spiral toward each war. Within a few hours of the battle, it was clear that William and his men would come out victorious, so James retreted hopelessly to Dublin where he would eventually fall to his demise. William's army defeated James II at this battle fought on the river Boyne in the North East of Ireland. Many Ulster Protestants fought with William and they became known as Orangemen. The event is still commemorated today. Every 12th July Orangemen march through Ulster to mark the defeat of Catholic James II at this battle. William III defeated am Irish and French army led by James II. The battle of the Boyne was a decisive European battle, one of the biggest battles of its time. The defeat of James left the throne of England, and with it control of Ireland, to William. The repercussions of this victory were felt right across Europe and persist in Ireland to the present day. On July 12th every year in Northern Ireland tens of thousands of "Orangemen", so called because they commemorate William of Orange, march in celebration of the great victory at the battle of the Boyne. August 1689: In August 1689 King William III fought a battle in Dromore on his way to the Battle of the Boyne. The **battle** took place just outside the town and was known as the "Break of Dromore". 1690: Over the last few months, hundreds of bonfires have been erected across the province in proud memory of the Battle of the Boyne in 1690. And later today, as night falls, these huge — some of them engineering marvels — will be set alight almost in unison. July 12, 1690: In Northern Ireland bonfires are associated with celebrations on the anniversary of the Battle of the Boyne. This battle took place on 12 July 1690. [change] What it means in Japan, large fires called bon-bi are set to welcome the return of the spirits of the ancestors. Though the two terms are not etymologically or historically related, they serve similar purposes and indicate the universal importance of large fires. There is no Irish battle that is more famous than William III's victory over James II at the River Boyne, which is a few miles west of Drogheda. James, a Roman Catholic, lost the throne of England in the bloodless "Glorious Revolution" of 1688. William was the Prince of Orange, a Dutch-speaking Protestant married to James's daughter Mary. He became king at the request of parliament. James sought refuge with his old ally, Louis XIV of France, who saw an opportunity to strike at William through Ireland. He provided French officers and arms for James. Earl of Trylconnel was a Catholic loyal to James, and his Irish army controlled most of the island. James quickly summoned a parliament, largely Catholic,which proceeded to repeal the legislation under which Protestant settlers had acquired land. Protestants had seen their influence erode in the army, in the courts and in civil government. Only in the city Ulster did they offer effective resistance. In Londonderry, they refused entrance to a Catholic regiment of soldiers. In April 1689, the city refused to surrender to James's army, and survived the hardships of a three-month siege before relief came by sea. The Protestants of the city of Enniskillen defended their walled city with equal vigour, and won a number of victories over Catholic troops. Eventually, James withdrew from the northern province. Under William, in August 1689 Marshal Schomberg landed at Bangor with 20,000 troops and, with Ulster secure, pushed south as far as Dundalk. James's army blocked further progress towards Dublin, but there was no battle and the two armies withdrew to winter quarters. The battle was fought on 1 July 1690 at a fordable river bend four miles west of Drogheda. The main body of Williamite infantry was concentrated on fording the river at the village of Oldbridge, which was approached by a deep and sheltenng glen. First, however, a detachment of cavalry and infantry made a flanking attack upstream, which forced James to divert troops to prevent his retreat being cut off. William's army was stronger by at least 10,000 men, but after these troops were drawn off he had three-to-one superiority in the main arena. By mid-afternoon the Jacobite army was in retreat, outpaced by James himself, who rode to Dublin to warn the city of William's approach. He was in France before the month was out. On 6 July William entered Dublin, where he gave thanks for victory in Christ Church Cathedral. The Battle of the Boyne is recalled each July in the celebrations of the Orange Order, not on the first day but on "the Twelfth", for eleven days were lost with the change from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar in 1752.

still see this victory as their victory which put the whole english system into a snowball effect. While the Catholics don't like this idea that the protestanst think of this as their victory. There is still, all though not on that large of a scale, conflict between the irish and scottish both catholics and protestants all over the world today.
 * Essential Question: The battle of boyne did infact change the world forever as we see it today. Today in northern Ireland and scotland, the protestants



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