Williamite War in Ireland
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The Williamite War in Ireland took place from March 1689 to October 1691. Fought between Jacobite supporters of James II and those of his successor, William III, it resulted in a Williamite victory. I
Battle of the Boyne by Jan van Huchtenburg
Schomberg (1615–1690), Williamite commander in Ireland; immensely experienced, he was a Marshal of France, England and Portugal.
French envoy d'Avaux, whose relationship with the Irish was one of mutual mistrust and dislike
The Boyne; a narrow Williamite victory, in which Schomberg was killed (bottom right)
Richard Talbot, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell, was an Irish politician, courtier and soldier.
Watercolour after portrait by Godfrey Kneller
Early 18th-century view of the now demolished Talbot house at Carton Demesne; Talbot grew up here, later renaming it "Talbotstown" at the peak of his power.
Katherine and Charlotte, Talbot's daughters
The Duke of Ormond did not trust Talbot