What date was the Battle of the Boyne
Bodies Without Organs
11-07-2005, 23:31
Just wondering if the international community on NS has any idea what I'm talking about here...
1st July 1690, 4 miles west of Drogheda I believe.
German Nightmare
11-07-2005, 23:35
Now, how hard can it be when you're hooked up to the internet?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Boyne
Oh yeah, now it's the 12th. But it took place on the 1st... (You almost tricked me - almost :D)
The WarCows
11-07-2005, 23:36
According to Wikipedia: It took place on July 1, 1690 (as a consequence of the adoption of the Gregorian calendar the battle is now commemorated on July 12)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Boyne
Edit: Hmm..too slow :P
Bodies Without Organs
11-07-2005, 23:36
Now, how hard can it be when you're hooked up to the internet?
Ability to use a search engine != understanding.
Questions for your good self and WarCows: (i) did you know this beforehand? and (ii) do you trust everything you read in a publicly editable outlet such as Wikipedia?
1st July 1690, 4 miles west of Drogheda I believe.
yeah, i looked it up, too.
http://www.irelandseye.com/aarticles/history/events/dates/ch5.shtm
Bodies Without Organs
11-07-2005, 23:40
Definition of irony: Northern Irish Protestants celebrating their victory over the infernal forces of Roman Catholicism 11 days 'late' due to a decree issued by the Pope.
yeah, i looked it up, too.
http://www.irelandseye.com/aarticles/history/events/dates/ch5.shtm
I didn't look it up, I actually knew! :D
I didn't look it up, I actually knew! :D
ok, i just noted a striking similarity between your answer and the article i found:
The battle was fought on 1 July 1690 at a fordable river bend four miles west of Drogheda.
ok, i just noted a striking similarity between your answer and the article i found:
I'd hope they'd be similar, otherwise one or other of us would be wrong...
Just clicked the link...they are really similar aren't they! :eek:
It depends if you follow the Justinian Calander date or the Gergoerian Calander, and when you chanaged lol.
German Nightmare
12-07-2005, 00:16
Ability to use a search engine != understanding.
Questions for your good self and WarCows: (i) did you know this beforehand? and (ii) do you trust everything you read in a publicly editable outlet such as Wikipedia?
(i) I knew that the war was fought on the Islands as a war of succession. Didn't know much else, though. I'm not that good with dates when it comes to foreign history. But I can read :D
(ii) No, I don't. I usually refer to my history books as well (which are sitting next to my computer). But wikipedia is pretty good at getting the facts right. And it's easy to access and many have heard of it (instead of delivering some "other" site nobody has heard of before). And if something is wrong - it is usually corrected pretty soon :p
Bodies Without Organs
12-07-2005, 00:35
Just back from having a look at my local bonfire. Seems calm enough. A couple of loose cannons trying to throw stones at us watching from the other side of the river, but not doing a particularly good job, and so all they achieved were some splashes in the river Lagan.
Edit: * checks poll *
Care to explain yourselves, La Habana & Vintovia? The answer could hardly be made any clearer.
Leonstein
12-07-2005, 01:52
(ii) do you trust everything you read in a publicly editable outlet such as Wikipedia?
Because it is publicly available, anything that is false added will be removed by someone else immediately. That makes Wiki very reliable and a good source.
Don't insult her! ;)
The Downmarching Void
12-07-2005, 02:00
That was the one about Haggis right? Or was it the one about the sheep? j/k