The battle-fields of Ireland, from 1688 to 1691 : $b including Limerick and Athlone, Aughrim and the Boyne. Being an outline history of the Jacobite war in Ireland, and the causes which led to itBoyle, John, active 1867
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The battle-fields of Ireland, from 1688 to 1691 : $b including Limerick and Athlone, Aughrim and the Boyne. Being an outline history of the Jacobite war in Ireland, and the causes which led to it
Boyle, John, active 1867
Ireland -- History -- War of 1689-1691
It was six o'clock in the evening. The infantry soon reached the town
of Duleek, the French bringing up the rear, and formed in line of
battle behind the river Nanny. The cavalry arrived soon after, and
had just crossed the river as Count Schomberg drew up and formed on
the other side. Both armies then remained facing each other for over
an hour; the Irish, seeing that the enemy did not advance, began to
retire, and Schomberg followed. The Irish halted and reformed again,
in a long ravine, near the village of Neal; the enemy also halted,
but did not attack; and in this posture night settled down on the two
armies. It was now nine o'clock; the Irish resumed their march, and the
enemy following no farther, they continued their way unmolested towards
Dublin. William remained on the field. Some say that sorrow for the
death of Schomberg was the cause of his not pressing the foe. It might
have been caused by a lack of artillery, as his train had not crossed
the river. Perhaps he might have been apprehensive that the garrison of
Drogheda would issue out and capture or destroy it in his absence, as
they might have done during the latter events of the day; but whether
it was one of those causes, or a combination of them, now matters but
little; he had won the Battle of the Boyne, and it was enough for a day.
The principal personages killed in the Jacobite army were Lord
Dungan, Taaf Earl of Carlingford, Sir Neale O'Neil, and the
Marquis de Hoquincourt; in that of the Prince of Orange, the Duke
of Schomberg,[34] Caillemotte, and Walker of Derry, who commanded
a regiment of Enniskilleners. Besides these, several officers of
distinction fell on both sides; among whom were two colonels, two
lieutenant-colonels, in the division of Caillemotte, and Sir Charles
Tooke, Majors Arthur and O'Meara, and the Chevalier de Vaudry, in
Tyrconnell's. The number of officers of subordinate rank killed and
wounded on each side was very great, considering the loss in private
soldiers, which did not exceed one thousand in either. The number
of the wounded in the army of William is not known, and, excepting
Hamilton, there is no mention of prisoners being taken on either side.
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