archaeogeek
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It was enough to beat off the Prussian navy, of course...
The Netherlands though is another matter; IIRC the prussian navy was something like a handful frigates, some gunboats and minimal amounts of auxiliaries.
It was enough to beat off the Prussian navy, of course...
A navy is nothing without a port. And Prussia definately had a better army the the Dutch.The Netherlands though is another matter; IIRC the prussian navy was something like a handful frigates, some gunboats and minimal amounts of auxiliaries.
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.A navy is nothing without a port. And Prussia definately had a better army the the Dutch.
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?