The Scots Parliament Ratified the Establishment of a Presbyterian Religious System, Rejecting Episcopacy.
June 7, 1690
The Scots Parliament ratified the establishment of a Presbyterian religious system, rejecting Episcopacy. This June 7, …
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Five Regiments of Irishmen Sail for France and Form the Nucleus of Frances Irish Brigade
April 18, 1690
The Irish Brigade was a brigade in the French Royal Army composed of Irish exiles, led by Lord Mountcashel. On April 18, …
The Enniskillen Protestants Defeat Jacobite Forces at Boyle, Co. Roscommon
September 20, 1689
The Enniskillen Protestants defeat Jacobite forces at Boyle, Co. Roscommon. This September 20, 1689 entry records a …
Battle of Dunkeld When the Newly Formed Cameronians Defended the Town Against, 3,000 Highlanders.
August 21, 1689
Battle of Dunkeld when the newly formed Cameronians defended the town against, 3,000 Highlanders. This August 21, 1689 …
The Duke of Schomberg Lands at Groomsport With His 10,000 Strong Williamite Army
August 13, 1689
The Williamite war in Ireland, which could also be described as the Jacobite war in Ireland and is known in Ireland as …
Relief of Derry, Ireland, a Major Williamite Victory
August 12, 1689
The Relief of Derry in 1689 was a significant event during the Williamite War in Ireland and is remembered as a major …
Enniskillen Protestants Defeat Jacobite Forces
July 31, 1689
The Jacobite war broke out in 1689, when the Catholic King James II of England, was removed from the throne, by a …
Derry-Londonderry Relived of Siege
July 31, 1689
Robert Lundy, Governor of Derry-Londonderry, advises surrender at the approach of James’s army but is overruled …
Battle of Killiecrankie
July 27, 1689
1689 Scottish Jacobite rising The Battle of Killiecrankie (Scottish Gaelic: Blàr Choille Chnagaidh), also referred to as …
Mountjoy Ship - Siege of Derry
July 18, 1689
The Mountjoy was a merchant ship used to relieve the Siege of Derry in Ulster in 1689. The “Mountjoy” that …
James II Arrives From Exile in France and Addresses the Irish Parliament
May 7, 1689
James II arrives from exile in France and addresses the Irish Parliament. This May 7, 1689 entry records a moment in …
Earl of Angus Forms the Cameronians Into a Regiment.
April 19, 1689
The Regiment was raised near Douglas by James, Earl of Angus in 1689, drawn from among the Cameronians, and placed under …