Ireland under the Stuarts and During the Interregnum, Vol. 3 (of 3), 1660-1690

CHAPTER LIV

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WILLIAM III. IN IRELAND, 1690. THE BOYNE

English and French interests 287

Charlemont taken 288

Opposition to William's expedition 289

He lands in Ireland 290

James moves to meet him 292

William reaches the Boyne 293

Battle of the Boyne, July 1 295

Flight of James 299

Political importance of the battle 301

James escapes to France 304

William enters Dublin 306

Final ruin of the Stuart cause 307