Could the Dutch be in any alliance blocks pre WW1?

TFSmith121

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Yes, that's sort of my thinking... a proxy conflict between

The thing is, France was not a threat to the Netherlands, so there is no reason for the Netherlands to join a Prussian alliance. I would even go so far that Prussia was more of a threat than France was (a war would have been possible for example over Luxemburg or Limburg).

If you want the Netherlands to form an alliance with a major European power, you need a pretty good POD in the 19th century. I think the best possibility would be a Belgian-Dutch conflict, in which France supports Belgium, while Prussia supports the Netherlands or possibly a Prussian-Dutch conflict over Luxemburg/Limburg if you want a Franco-Dutch alliance.

Yes, that's sort of my thinking... a proxy conflict between Belgium and the Netherlands, and the Dutch are sort of shotgunned in to an alliance with the Germans.

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