<P> The opposing armies in the battle were led by the Roman Catholic King James II of England , Scotland , and Ireland and opposing him , his nephew and son - in - law , the Protestant King William III ( `` William of Orange '' ) who had deposed James the previous year . James 's supporters controlled much of Ireland and the Irish Parliament . James also enjoyed the support of his cousin , Louis XIV , who did not want to see a hostile monarch on the throne of England . Louis sent 6,000 French troops to Ireland to support the Irish Jacobites . William was already Stadtholder of the Netherlands and was able to call on Dutch and allied troops from Europe as well as England and Scotland . </P>
<P> The opposing armies in the battle were led by the Roman Catholic King James II of England , Scotland , and Ireland and opposing him , his nephew and son - in - law , the Protestant King William III ( `` William of Orange '' ) who had deposed James the previous year . James 's supporters controlled much of Ireland and the Irish Parliament . James also enjoyed the support of his cousin , Louis XIV , who did not want to see a hostile monarch on the throne of England . Louis sent 6,000 French troops to Ireland to support the Irish Jacobites . William was already Stadtholder of the Netherlands and was able to call on Dutch and allied troops from Europe as well as England and Scotland . </P>
who led the jacobite army at the battle of the boyne
who led the jacobite army at the battle of the boyne
the Roman Catholic King James II of England , Scotland , and Ireland
the Roman Catholic King James II of England , Scotland , and Ireland