 Tyrconnell had created a largely Catholic army and administration which was reinforced in March 1689 when James landed in Ireland with French military support; it took two years of fighting before the new regime controlled Ireland.James had cultivated support on the fringes of his Three Kingdoms – in Catholic Ireland and the Highlands of Scotland.Supporters of James, known as "Jacobites", were prepared to resist what they saw as an illegal coup by force of arms.