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Stankov K. N. The Battle on the River Boyne in 1690 (based on the English, the Scottish and the Irish Sourses). Izvestiya of Saratov University. History. International Relations, 2023, vol. 23, iss. 1, pp. 38-44. DOI: 10.18500/1819-4907-2023-23-1-38-44, EDN: QIRFEP

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Russian
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Всеобщая история и международные отношения
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Article
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355.48(4)|1690|:930.2(410+417)
DOI: 
10.18500/1819-4907-2023-23-1-38-44
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QIRFEP

The Battle on the River Boyne in 1690 (based on the English, the Scottish and the Irish Sourses)

Autors: 
Stankov Kirill N., The Institute of Russian History of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Abstract: 

The article is devoted to the battle on the river Boyne (July 1, 1690) – one of the largest battles of the War of the League of Augsburg and the largest battle in the history of Ireland. The conflict was caused by a clash between two crowned rivals – James II Stuart, who was overthrown during the “Glorious Revolution” of 1688–1689 in England, and Prince of Orange – statholder of the Netherlands, who seized the British throne and proclaimed himself King William III of Britain. The author of the article sought to draw on materials from both opposing sides, as well as those contemporaries who took a neutral position. On the basis of these sources the ratio of forces of the Jacobites and the Orangists, their preliminary preparation for the general battle and its planning, and finally, the course of the battle itself and its results are studied. 

Key words: 
battle on the river Boyne
James II Stuart
William III Orange
Jacobites
Orangests (Williamites)
the War of the League of Augsburg
Duke of Tyrconnel
Marshal Shomberg
the Blue Guard
the Dane Brigade
the Blue Regiment
the Oldbridge village
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Received: 
08.09.2022
Accepted: 
10.11.2022
Published: 
01.03.2023
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