The Boyne was, and is, politically potent: how many other battles are commemorated every year? Yet it was militarily indecisive. The largest battle in Irish history, it concluded the English War of Succession, the Irish and French-backed James II being defeated by William III securing a Protestant monarchy in England.
| ISBN: | 9780752433042 |
| Publication date: | 1st July 2005 |
| Author: | Pádraig Lenihan |
| Publisher: | The History Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 239 pages |
| Genres: |
Specific battles Battles and campaigns Military history History and Archaeology |