Battle of Boyne / Orangemen's Day in 2022

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AKA Name	The Twelfth, The Glorious Twelfth and Orange Day
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2022 Date	12 July 2022
2023 Date	12 July 2023

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Battle of Boyne / Orangemen's Day in

Tuesday, 12 Jul

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Top X Posts (formerly Tweets) for Battle of Boyne / Orangemen's Day in 2022

Updated 05:05

King William of Orange, the English king who won the Battle of the Boyne in 1690, the first Brexit from European control and domination! Today, 1 million loyalists in Northern Ireland celebrate this mighty British victory against an earlier version of the EU! No surrender! OCS https://t.co/1YrWCoPWxT
— Lorraine (@Lorrain94126276) July 12, 2022

331 years ago today, the Battle of Aughrim (Cath Eachroma) was fought in Galway. Around 7,000 were killed, making it one of the bloodiest verifiable death tolls from a battle in Ireland. This was the decisive battle of the Williamite War, happening a year after the Boyne. https://t.co/PjPIZCZT69
— Irish Legacy (@legacy_irish) July 12, 2022

Arriving at the field at Magheragall, a lovely morning to parade and Commemorate the 332nd anniversary of the Battle of the Boyne 🟠🟣🇬🇧 https://t.co/Q6AGqOe2Fk
— Brian Higginson (@BHigginsonUK) July 12, 2022

Unionist fascists celebrate the Battle of the Boyne, the last battle before William of Orange became King of England, Scotland and Ireland, where Catholics were made second class citizens in their own country (Ireland). Bonfire has Irish and Palestinian flags https://t.co/elmRl532LD
— The Kavernacle (@TheKavernacle) July 12, 2022

OTD in 1691, Williamite forces defeated their Jacobite foes at the Battle of Aughrim to effectively end the Williamite War in Ireland in favor of William III (Orange). Unionist Orangemen in N. Ireland annually commemorate it and the Battle of the Boyne. https://t.co/IfVO57bZuX
— Boris Ryvkin (@BRyvkin) July 12, 2022

The Twelfth is an Ulster Protestant celebration held on 12 July. It began in the late 18th century. It celebrates the Glorious Revolution (1688) & victory of Protestant King William of Orange over Catholic King James II at the Battle of the Boyne (1690) #GloriousTwelfth https://t.co/S75O0ZWpDe
— BRITISH HISTORY (@BritishHistorym) July 12, 2022

Celebrating my Scotch-Irish heritage on Battle of the Boyne anniversary with this Ulster tartan @usakilts https://t.co/fqYo2NAEgU
— J.R. Moock, jr. (@JRMoockjr) July 12, 2022

Happy Orangemen's Day to my Ulster Protestant oomfies https://t.co/DsrYvM9ZKk
— Beato (@ducetrice) July 12, 2022

Today marks 332 years since the Battle of the Boyne. Happy 12th of July to those celebrating. https://t.co/xu8ECyYPrj
— Elizabeth Heverin (@Elizabeth_eno2) July 12, 2022

Jan Van Huchtenberg’s ‘The Battle of the Boyne’ is part of the collection of the Merrion Hotel, Dublin. One of two paintings by the artist on this subject, the other is in the Rijksmuseum. https://t.co/okrtkiyRtW
— Nicholas Allen (@dedalusdenaries) July 12, 2022