WI: anglo-french victory in the Third Anglo-Dutch War (1672-1674)

What if England and France had managed to defeat the Dutch Republic in the Third Anglo-Dutch War?
What would the Netherlands suffer? I hear that the post-war plans derised by Charles II and Louis XIV included reducing the DR to a rump state in Holland and dividing the republic's colonies amongst them.
 
Depends how bad of a defeat are we talking. What was the attrition like for England and France. Are we talking full scale ground in the dirt defeat or fought to an exhaustive stand still defeat?
 
Depends how bad of a defeat are we talking. What was the attrition like for England and France. Are we talking full scale ground in the dirt defeat or fought to an exhaustive stand still defeat?
I'd prefer the former, as a pyrrhic victory would likely not produce as many interesting results, in my opinion.
 
Well, if the defeats by the Netherlands would've been even worse than OTL, we certainly wouldn't have been able to contest any colonies being taken. They wouldn't have been given away in an orderly transfer however, they would still have to be conquered.
France was occupying half the Netherlands back then. If they would've done a bit better it could've easily been all of it. It would be interesting to see what England would do if France simply didn't feel like leaving.
 
Well, if the defeats by the Netherlands would've been even worse than OTL, we certainly wouldn't have been able to contest any colonies being taken. They wouldn't have been given away in an orderly transfer however, they would still have to be conquered.
France was occupying half the Netherlands back then. If they would've done a bit better it could've easily been all of it. It would be interesting to see what England would do if France simply didn't feel like leaving.
Maybe a deal where France keeps the Netherlands but England gets most of the Dutch Colonies?
 
Maybe a deal where France keeps the Netherlands but England gets most of the Dutch Colonies?
If i'm not mistaken, Most of the Netherlands would be divided between the Bishopric of Munster, the Electorate of Cologne, and possibly England (Holland could go to them as a protectorate). France had the problem of the Spanish Netherlands being in the way.
 
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