'Battle in Ireland', the Battle of the Boyne, 1690

Line engraving, possibly by Romeyn de Hooghe, published by Laurens Gunter, 1690.

View of the battle, lettered with key below, and considerable descriptive text, in Dutch.

The deposed king, James II (1633-1701), still had many supporters in Ireland. On 12 July 1690 James's army met the forces of William III (1650-1702) by the Boyne river near the town of Drogheda. Despite stiff resistance, William's forces eventually broke through the Jacobite centre and right, causing a general retreat. Although the Battle of the Boyne was later celebrated as a decisive victory for William, Jacobite casualties were comparatively light and the greater part of James's army escaped.