Hey Guys,
Let's say in Europe there's a war over either the Fashoda Crisis or the Dogger Bank Incident in which an Anglo-German Alliance takes on (and beats) a Franco-Russian Alliance.
Let's say the war lasts a year and the Anglo-Germans (alongside the Italians) beat the French quite badly, with the British holding up a naval-blockade and France being forced to fight on two fronts. In both the French Empire and Metropolitan France the French lose heavily (ignore the Russian front for this scenario).
Could we see the British allow Belgium to annex the Nord-Pas-de-Calais? I just feel that, seeing as the British liked to keep the Low Countries independent and as good allies it would seem sensible to make sure that the French couldn't have the Strait of Dover after it's been proved that another Anglo-French War could occur.
Would this be too much for the French who've lost a lot of their Empire (and let's say at least the rest of Lorraine just for the sake of this scenario). The Belgians didn't really do much fighting however they did allow German troops to pass through their land after being pressured by the Anglo-British delegates so they technically played a big-part in the eventual victory.
Is this ASB/implausible or could we see it happen?
P.s. Don't forget that King Leopold II had an obsession with Empire, thus the annexation of Nord-Pas-de-Calais may appease him with this Imperialist desire.