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Which battle marked James II's defeat in Ireland?

  • Battle of Hastings

  • Battle of Waterloo

  • Battle of the Boyne

  • Battle of Culloden

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James II was defeated at the Battle of the Boyne in July 1690. After this defeat, he returned to France and spent the rest of his life in exile at Saint-Germain, protected by Louis XIV.
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