An early draft of a lesson plan for an online e-schooling scenario.

1. The Williamite Wars In Ireland (1689-1691): 
The Battle of The Boyne 1690
Dean Adrian Moore

2. Williamite Wars In Ireland: The Battle of The Boyne
Session Instructions
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3. Williamite Wars In Ireland: The Battle of The Boyne
Learning Objectives
By the end of today’s lesson we will have learned:
 The Wider European Influence on the
Glorious Revolution;
 The Religious Influence both in England and
in Ireland;
 Causes and consequences of: The Siege of
Londonderry; And The Battle of the Boyne
 Strengths and Weaknesses of both the
Williamites and the Jacobites;

4. Williamite Wars In Ireland: The Battle of The Boyne
Context: The Glorious Revolution
 The Glorious Revolution of 1688-1689 replaced the reigning king, James II,
with the joint monarchy of his Protestant daughter Mary and her Dutch
husband, William of Orange. (William III / “King Billy”).
 It was a bloodless revolution in England, but it was only secured in Scotland
and Ireland by force.
 The revolution cemented Parliament’s supremacy over the Crown.

5. Williamite Wars In Ireland: The Battle of The Boyne
Context: Why A Revolution?
 James II was a Catholic leading a Protestant
country. Parliament feared that he would begin to
Catholicise England – Wide spread fear of Popery.
 James II attempted to rule for long periods without
Parliament – showing he had Absolutist
tendencies. This was further supported by his
close relationship to his cousin – the Absolutist
King of France, Louis XIV.
 James was old and had no heir to the throne.
However in 1688 his wife gave birth to his son who
would now become next in line to the throne – not
the Protestant Mary. Fear of a Catholic Dynasty
ruling the Anglican Church.

6. Williamite Wars In Ireland: The Battle of The Boyne
Context: Why Did William Invade?
 William III’s main reasons for the invasion of
England were:
 The Letter from The Immortal Seven: This was a
letter sent to William and Mary by seven extremist
MP’s. However, this served only as propaganda –
William had already drawn up plans to Invade
England.
 To bring ‘neutral’ England into his war with
France: Without the support of England William
would find it hard to defeat Louis XIV on the
Continent
 To defend Protestantism: William presented
himself as the defender of Protestantism.

7. Williamite Wars In Ireland: The Battle of The Boyne
Context: The Siege of Derry in brief
 Williamite Ships Relieve Derry:. The Jacobite boom across the Foyle was demolished.
Jacobite Army March North: James and hishis Jacobite armyto Ireland intownsat
James Flees and Returns: JamesJamesto France and returns surround 1689
Surround Derry: flees and Jacobite army take the main
The cities
Londonderry ships were remaining walled for of Jacobites are because the
and Williamitein a loose Siege-type Campaign. The Londonderry ill-equiped and
Kinsale. of Ireland. The able to sail straight city Derry unopposedproved to be a
Jacobiteshis side. the cannons Lack ofbanks were “drunk on brandy.”
thorn in manning the walls. on the muskets and food also.
cannot knock down

8. Williamite Wars In Ireland: The Battle of The Boyne
Derry: In Detail
Click on the video to play…
Battlefield Britain
(BBC) (2009)
 Watch the video
carefully and
note down the
weaknesses,
mistakes and
problems with
the Jacobite
Siege.

9. Williamite Wars In Ireland: The Battle of The Boyne
Boyne: The Build Up
Williamite Army Prior to The Boyne:
 Continual Reinforcements arrived in 1690
 6,000 infantry and 1,000 cavalry from
Denmark;
 Supply of German and Dutch Troops;
 Contract for sufficient bread supply for the
army;
 15,000 troops and a train of artillery from
Holland;
 £200,000.
 Lack of Jacobite Navy meant the Williamites
could cross the Irish Sea when they pleased –
Attack on Dublin harbour led to the capture
of a 20 gunned frigate.

10. Williamite Wars In Ireland: The Battle of The Boyne
Boyne: The Build Up
Jacobite Army Prior to The Boyne:
 Reinforcements arrived in 1690
 6,000 officers and men from France;
 Arms and ammunition from France – was deficient
in both quality and quantity;
 New Commander from France, Lauzun – vain and
his military expertise was negligible.
 Irish troops were traded for French troops, but the
Irish troops were first class soldiers who won
honours in Savoy and Catalonia.
 James imposed severe restrictions on Protestants
in Dublin – turning many against him.

11. Williamite Wars In Ireland: The Battle of The Boyne
Boyne: The Armies
The River Boyne was the last major natural barrier between the Williamites and Dublin.
Williamite Army Jacobite Army
 36,000 men  25,000 men
 Better Equipped  Better Cavalry
 Better Supply Lines  Better Position – on higher
ground with a river in front of
 Better and less fragmented them – separating them from
leadership the advancing Williamites
 Had blocked off other
crossings.

12. Williamite Wars In Ireland: The Battle of The Boyne
Boyne: The Battle
Battlefield Please watch the following four video clips on the Battle of The
Britain (BBC) Boyne. How did the Williamites Win? Was William as brave as
(2009) some people have remembered? Why did the Jacobites
crumble?
 Video 1  Video 2  Video 3  Video 4
 (Only watch until
Click on the video to play… 5mins and 30 secs.)
To play the video clips you must be using MS PowerPoint 2010 and be connected to the internet. If you cannot play them in this PowerPoint
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Presentation please see the ‘notes’ Section below for the urls

13. Williamite Wars In Ireland: The Battle of The Boyne
Online Discussion
In your online discussion area you must discuss the following:
What was the major flaw in the Jacobite Army
between 1689-1690?
You might want to consider: Leadership (fractured?), man power, weaponry,
supplies, choice of location to defend Dublin (The Boyne)…..
You should write your first post within the next couple of days and submit at least
two responses to your fellow student’s posts before the next class.
I could have
beaten the
Jacobites!

14. Williamite Wars In Ireland: The Battle of The Boyne
Assessment
Today’s Assessment comes in the form of a 35 mark source Question. You will be
given three sources and expected to answer the two questions that follow – using
the information provided in these sources and your own knowledge. You are
expected to complete this task with in an hour.
 Source 1: Audio File
 Source 2: “How the battle of the Boyne earned its place in history.”
–Guardian.co.uk (Derek Brown)
 Source 3: Video File
1) Consult all sources and your knowledge of this period. Which of the sources
would a historian value most as evidence in the study of the Jacobite loss at
The Battle of The Boyne? [15]
2) Use all sources and other evidence you have studied. How far would you agree
with McAuley that the Jacobite force was “a mere paper tiger”? *20+