War of the Jacobite Restoration (James' Britain)

March 10 - James lands with 45,000 French and Jacobite troops near cork

March 28 - James' army moves along the coast, heading for Dublin

May 1 - James arrives in Dublin, irish catholics swell the ranks of his army

May 8 - James proclaims himself king of ireland

May 12 - William lands with 40,000 men at Belfast and heads south along the coast to Dublin

June - The armies of William and James arrive at the river boyne, several small skirmishes but main armies fail to locate each other

July 8 - The opposing armies locate each other and prepare defences near the town of Drogheda

July 10 - First day of battle, niether side makes a strategic breakthrough

July 11 - Second day of battle, niether side manages to make it to the opposite side of the river

July 12 - William is killed whilst lunching on the river bank, his army begins to fall apart

July 13 - James' army launches a all out assult on the north side of the boyne, with theyre cause lost many Williamite troops desert

July 19 - James' army arrives at Derry, siege begins

July 20 - James leaves Ireland with a force of 8,000 men and heads for Scotland

July 23 - James' troops land at Eriskay, he has great support from the highland clans and begins forming an army

August - James travels around the highlands gathering support

August 30 - James rallys his army together at Edinburgh, 32,000 men head south

September 17 - James arrives in Glascow

September 30 - James arrives in Carlisle

October 20 - James arrives in Derby

October 22 - Queen Mary dispatches the Earl of Marlborough to destroy James' army

October 30 - James arrives in Worcester

November 5 - James' army meets Marlborough's near Oxford, Marlborough defects to James' army, along with half of his army

November 7 - The williamite remains of Marlborough's army is defeated at the battle of Oxford

November 15 - James' army arrives at the outskirts of London

November 16 - Mary flees the capital, heading for Hastings

November 18 - James arrives at the Tower of London, parliament refuses to declare him monarch until Mary leaves british soil

November 25 - Around 30,000 loyal williamite troops arrive in Hastings, under the personal command of queen mary

December 2 - James defeats Mary at Hastings

December 8 - Mary flee's along with 5,000 followers

December 11 - James returns to London and is proclaimed king