In reality? You need a POD years before. The Dutch navy (and economy) was lagging way behind Great Britain at that point. There was no way to win.
The problem is that British navy and especially merchant navy was so much larger than rest of Europe that it would need a major POD much earlier for that to be a possibility. Also the most it would give the Dutch is till the napoleonic wars when Dutch were a french ally.In reality? You need a POD years before. The Dutch navy (and economy) was lagging way behind Great Britain at that point. There was no way to win.
Well, maybe there is a way. If Britain is distracted enough by the French, Spanish, the Americans and maybe some others, so they are to distracted to focus on the Dutch and are willing to end the Anglo-Dutch war quickly to focus on the others.
Although you are correct that the British navy was superior to all other European nations, it was not as dominating as it was in the 19th century. Before the Revolutionary wars I think that if France and Spain and maybe another country, like the Netherlands cooperated, they could have still beaten the British. Obviously the Dutch could no longer do it alone, like they did in the 17th century. The Dutch republic had been in decline, because of internal corruption and economic stagnation. That is what needed to change and you need a POD probably decades earlier. My guess would be around the time William III died or not long after.The problem is that British navy and especially merchant navy was so much larger than rest of Europe that it would need a major POD much earlier for that to be a possibility.
Yes but if that was to happen what other things would of changed. The building and maintaining of a much larger navy and merchant navy would of cost a huge amount of money. What would of been the impact to diverting $ and resources to that. Could the Dutch state afford it. Also what would of been the political and military implications of a continued larger Dutch fleet?Although you are correct that the British navy was superior to all other European nations, it was not as dominating as it was in the 19th century. Before the Revolutionary wars I think that if France and Spain and maybe another country, like the Netherlands cooperated, they could have still beaten the British. Obviously the Dutch could no longer do it alone, like they did in the 17th century. The Dutch republic had been in decline, because of internal corruption and economic stagnation. That is what needed to change and you need a POD probably decades earlier. My guess would be around the time William III died or not long after.