The most celebrated battle in Irish history — celebrated by Ulster Protestants to this day on 12 July (by the Gregorian calendar). William III personally led his army across the River Boyne against James II. Though not a catastrophic defeat, James's flight to France ("Séamas an Chaca" — James the Shit) broke Jacobite morale. The battle confirmed William's control of Ireland east of the Shannon and is the defining cultural memory of Protestant Ireland.
c.2,000 Jacobites killed; c.500 Williamites
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