The support of the Parliament, and the hand of the daughter of Jacobo II, had provided the opportunity to legitimize themselves on the throne of the only country capable of beating France at that time. However, the fight did not in so propitious moments. His campaign against the Irish Jacobites (political movement that sought the restoration on the thrones of England and Scotland to the members of the Catholic House of Stewart) had achieved very few successes. Defeat the Jacobites and in addition to the French troops of James, it could mean you solve both problems at once. Why was prepared thoroughly.
His army, composed of troops Danish, English, Scottish, French Huguenot and Dutch, was about 36,000 soldiers. The second in command was Frederic Armand, German Duke of Schomberg, who as William, knew perfectly well how his troops were prepared. In the meantime, Jacobo II, already immersed in the rugged and wild solitudes of the basin of the Boyne, placed the bulk of his 25,000 men on a hill of Oldbridge. There was no more than a bridge in the region (in Drogheda, 5 km to the East). If William wanted to force him to fight, thought James, necessarily should pass through that place. It was wrong. On June 30, both armies were face-to-face and engaged the artillery duel each from their side of the River.
Toward nightfall, William had discovered other parts of the River quite vadeables and ordered the army to prepare to cross the River. However, this too could expose their troops to the rival cannonade and then planned a new strategy: ongoing one manoeuvre. This was mandated to the son of the Duke of Schomberg, count Meinhard, marching westward in the middle of fog and cross the River with the thickness of his division. He just knew that the maneuver was successful, ordered a second Brigade under the command of General James Douglas go as reinforcement.
His army, composed of troops Danish, English, Scottish, French Huguenot and Dutch, was about 36,000 soldiers. The second in command was Frederic Armand, German Duke of Schomberg, who as William, knew perfectly well how his troops were prepared. In the meantime, Jacobo II, already immersed in the rugged and wild solitudes of the basin of the Boyne, placed the bulk of his 25,000 men on a hill of Oldbridge. There was no more than a bridge in the region (in Drogheda, 5 km to the East). If William wanted to force him to fight, thought James, necessarily should pass through that place. It was wrong. On June 30, both armies were face-to-face and engaged the artillery duel each from their side of the River.
Toward nightfall, William had discovered other parts of the River quite vadeables and ordered the army to prepare to cross the River. However, this too could expose their troops to the rival cannonade and then planned a new strategy: ongoing one manoeuvre. This was mandated to the son of the Duke of Schomberg, count Meinhard, marching westward in the middle of fog and cross the River with the thickness of his division. He just knew that the maneuver was successful, ordered a second Brigade under the command of General James Douglas go as reinforcement.
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