Netherlands in the Greman Confederation

If the Netherlands join (or were conquered by) Prussia or Germany the German navy will get a good boost. The Dutch army wasn't much but the navy was a decent one, with Dutch colonies under there command, they need a good one. However they musn't make it to big, this will provoce Britain.
As for the Dutch language, it may be considered like modern day Frisian in the Netherlands, a bit strange but if you want to speak or study it, why not?
 
A navy is nothing without a port. And Prussia definately had a better army the the Dutch.
Oh certainly, the Prussians could easily beat the Dutch. The thing is, the Dutch don't want to join Germany, the Germans don't care about the Dutch, the French would want to prevent a German Netherlands and the British don't want it either. So a Prussian-Dutch war to annex the Netherlands would make a lot of enemies for the Prussians. And still it is probably the only way to include the Netherlands in a Germany with a POD in 1815.

Actually in my opinion conquest is basicly the only possibility to include the Netherlands in a Germany with a POD after 1648.
 
Actually in my opinion conquest is basicly the only possibility to include the Netherlands in a Germany with a POD after 1648.

Do you rememder the Belgium revolution option. The reason that the Ten days campaign stopted was Dutch fear of French intervention. If they do the Netherlands stand no chance, but Napoleon was still fresh in the mind in 1830, so Prussia will intervine in favor of the Dutch. Britain would just stand by and watch. The Dutch won´t join Germany, but it may become a de facto member with opserver status. BTW OTL luxembourg nearly joined Germany.
It doesn´t sound to far fetched, does it?
 

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Do you rememder the Belgium revolution option. The reason that the Ten days campaign stopted was Dutch fear of French intervention. If they do the Netherlands stand no chance, but Napoleon was still fresh in the mind in 1830, so Prussia will intervine in favor of the Dutch. Britain would just stand by and watch. The Dutch won´t join Germany, but it may become a de facto member with opserver status. BTW OTL luxembourg nearly joined Germany.
It doesn´t sound to far fetched, does it?

OTL Luxemburg almost joined because the Grand Duchy was part of the confederation, though.
 
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