Quote Originally Posted by Galician View Post
Papal forces??? Wouldn't the Jacobites have been favorable to the Roman Church, if not actually heavily Catholic?
At the time, both armys were mixed, with the Jacobites being mainly composed of Irish Catholics. However, the whole conflict was really a power struggle between Louis XIV of France (supporting James) and the Pope (supporting William. This alliance was also known as the League of Augsburg). However, looked at as a purely Irish conflict, yes it was split along the expected sectarian lines :-)