the Battle of the Boyne
/ðə ˌbætl əv ðə ˈbɔɪn/
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- a victory in Ireland in 1690 for the English king William III over the Jacobite armies of the former King James II. About 35 000 Protestants under William defeated about 25 000 Irish and French Catholics near the Boyne river. The event is celebrated by Protestants in Northern Ireland on 12 July every year.
博因战役：1690年在爱尔兰，英国国王威廉三世战胜了前国王詹姆斯二世的雅各布党。威廉领导下的约3.5万新教徒在博因河附近击败了约2.5万爱尔兰和法国天主教徒。每年7月12日，北爱尔兰的新教徒都会庆祝该活动。