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Williamite forces defeated the Jacobites at the Battle of Aughrim, the decisive battle of the Williamite War in Ireland.
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Followers of King William III, who took over the British throne in the Glorious Revolution (1688)
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Battle of Aughrim
1691 battle of the Williamite War in Ireland
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1689–91 conflict
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