In OTL, Prussia invaded the Netherlands with the blessing of the Stadtholder to eject the Patriots from power. In general, the Patriots wanted to reform the government (although within the confines of the existing order), reduce the power of the Stadtholder (especially in the context of the Stadtholder's increased power since 1748), and were somewhat Francophilish.
In 1787, they controlled 4 out of 7 provinces in the Netherlands, with a largely stable front running between them and the Orangists. In OTL, Princess Wilhemina (?), Stadtholder William V's wife, decided to go to Hague on her own to raise the princely banner and reclaim the command of the city's garrison for William (which had been revoked). She was of course detained once she crossed the front, but newly crowned Frederick William of Prussia, who was related to her, took this as an insult and after much vacillating decided to invade the Netherlands.
Now, let's assume for whatever reason either Wilhemina doesn't try to go the Hague or Frederick William decides against intervention, the Netherlands remains untouched. At the point, the Patriots were beginning to talk of a National Assembly to represent the people (as opposed to the States-General) and were beginning to contemplate more radical ideas. Can the Patriots seize the rest of the country, and can they reinvigorate the Dutch Republic? Thoughts?
In 1787, they controlled 4 out of 7 provinces in the Netherlands, with a largely stable front running between them and the Orangists. In OTL, Princess Wilhemina (?), Stadtholder William V's wife, decided to go to Hague on her own to raise the princely banner and reclaim the command of the city's garrison for William (which had been revoked). She was of course detained once she crossed the front, but newly crowned Frederick William of Prussia, who was related to her, took this as an insult and after much vacillating decided to invade the Netherlands.
Now, let's assume for whatever reason either Wilhemina doesn't try to go the Hague or Frederick William decides against intervention, the Netherlands remains untouched. At the point, the Patriots were beginning to talk of a National Assembly to represent the people (as opposed to the States-General) and were beginning to contemplate more radical ideas. Can the Patriots seize the rest of the country, and can they reinvigorate the Dutch Republic? Thoughts?