After some resistance near Newry the Jacobites withdrew to the south bank of the River Boyne, where they took up a defensive position at the village of Oldbridge, near Drogheda.
Efter noget modstand ved Newry trak den jakobinske styrke sig tilbage til den sydlige bred af floden Boyne, hvor man gik i forsvarsposition ved landsbyen Oldbridge nær Drogheda.