Boyne, Battle of the
/bɔɪn/- a battle fought near the River Boyne in Ireland in 1690, in which the Protestant army of William of Orange, the newly crowned William Ⅲ, defeated the Catholic army (including troops from both France and Ireland) led by the recently deposed James Ⅱ. The battle is celebrated annually (on 12 July) in Northern Ireland as a victory for the Protestant cause.博因河战役（1690年发生在爱尔兰博因河畔的战役, 在该战役中英国国王威廉三世率领新教军队打败了前国王詹姆士二世; 北爱尔兰每年七月十二日都要庆祝博因河战役的胜利, 认为这是新教的胜利）。