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#40 w/Lilliburlero - The Battle of the Boyne July 1690

By: Against the Odds

Type: Boxed Game

Product Line: Against the Odds - #01 - #50

MSRP old price: $34.95


Product Info

Title
#40 w/Lilliburlero - The Battle of the Boyne July 1690
Publisher
Category
Sub-category
Publish Year
2013
Dimensions
9x11.5x1"
NKG Part #
2147535868
MFG. Part #
ATO-40
Type
Boxed Game
Age Range
14 Years and Up
# Players
2 Players
Game Length
180 - 240 Minutes

Description

July 12 in Ireland has become a day of pride and anger, lawsuits and fisticuffs. Called “The Twelfth,” it commemorates the Battle of the Boyne, 1690, when William of Orange (hence today’s Protestant “Orangemen”) and his polyglot army ended the Jacobite hopes for James II to regain the throne and allow (at least) more religious freedom for Catholic Ireland.

In one sense, The Boyne might be considered the last battle of the English Civil War—a conflict that had spilled into both Scotland and Ireland along the way. And it might be considered one of the last battles of the Protestant Reformation, since much support on both sides had to do with which religion other countries wished to prevail, which is evident when you find that William’s army included Danes, Dutch, English, Huguenots, Welsh and Protestant Irish. James’ army was mostly Catholic Irish but also included a brigade of crack French infantry and some of the best cavalry in Europe.

The Boyne also represents a key transition point in military technology…the last of the matchlocks and pikes and first of the flintlocks, a final time when cavalry caracole competed with pressing home a charge.

Contents:

  • One full color 22" x 34" mapsheet
  • 176 full color 5/8" die-cut counters
  • 12 Page Rulebook
  • Charts and tables