So, for whatever reason, there is no foreign intervention during the 1787 Dutch Civil War. Patriots don't head to France, but win the Civil War.
Now what?
Now what?
That would be the stupid thing to do as the Dutch are in no way prepared to face either the Austrians or French.but now the Dutch Republic is ruled by Patriots who most likely come to aid even the risks of war with Austrai and France could be high.
But really, how would France react to a Republican nation on their border once their own revolution starts?
I don't think they will like it, but at least now they will realise it.How would te Dutch themselves react?
You want my guess? Invade, annex the south and puupetize the rest, just like OTL.
I don't think they will like it, but at least now they will realise it.
The French had the delusion that everything south of the Rhine should be theirs for centuries. I personaly doubt they would stop now.While geopolitics definitely played a big role in France's OTL plans for the Netherlands (British may not land!), another big drive for the French forces were the patriots that had moved to France, asking for their country to be "liberated". Thats gone now.
The French had the delusion that everything south of the Rhine should be theirs for centuries. I personaly doubt they would stop now.
Are you sure about this? I thought it was an invention by either Louis XIV or Louis XIII (or one of their diplomats at least).The idea of the French North border should be at the Rhine is an 19th century idea it did not exsist in the 18th century. It is possible invented by Napoleon when he anexed the Austrian Nehterlands and created the Kingdom of Holland.
Are you sure about this? I thought it was an invention by either Louis XIV or Louis XIII (or one of their diplomats at least).
I always considered it an excuse for French expansionism and their natural borders would move the moment they had the Rhineborder. Especialy in the Netherlands, what exactly is the Rhine? The Waal? The Lek?, The Kromme/oude Rijn? The IJssel? The Ems?Yes, the whole idea of having "natural'' borders by mountains and rivers is from much later. This was contemplated after some romantics watched too much to the maps of Franche and ''discovered'' that most of Franche borders were'' natural'' exept in the Northern border.
I always considered it an excuse for French expansionism and their natural borders would move the moment they had the Rhineborder. Especialy in the Netherlands, what exactly is the Rhine? The Waal? The Lek?, The Kromme/oude Rijn? The IJssel? The Ems?
But I was fairly sure the idea was older, especialy considering that in the 19th century France barely made a move against Belgium or Germany.