Boyne

A river in Kildare, Ireland, near which William III. defeated his father-in-law, James II., July 1, 1690. The latter lost 1500 (out of 30,000) men; the Protestant army lost about a third of that number (out of 30,000). James fled to Dublin, thence to Water ford, and escaped to France. The Duke of Schömberg was killed, shot by mistake by his own soldiers as he was cro ing the river.