Quote Originally Posted by thanmuwa View Post
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 :-)
I did a quick search about the League (apparently aka the Grand Alliance). I saw no indication that the Papacy had any role in it. I do, however, see that the Holy Roman Emperor was. Could you be confusing them?