User blog:ChrisL123/No Belgium?

I'm contemplating a new timeline, maybe this could work better than my previous ones? I just wanted to get input to avoid deleting it later. It goes something like this.

I'm not sure the specific details, they could vary on which is the most plausible, but I'm thinking that during the of the, either:


 * 1) The French decide not to aid the Belgians, or
 * 2) The British side with the Dutch to counter the French (fearing that the French would later annex Belgium, though this option might occur earlier than the Ten Days' Campaign),

which would result in the defeat of the Belgians. Though, I'm not sure if Belgium wouldn't exist at all. The might establish a small Belgian state (maybe like the one in the  with Brussels included), not sure though, I'd appreciate thoughts on that. I also think Luxembourg would be partitioned to Prussia (later Germany) too, but I'm not sure how likely this is.

But my aim is to have Eastern Belgium remain Dutch, so that way when it comes to World War I, the only other thing for Germany to invade to get to France is the Netherlands. Without an invasion of Belgium, I assume the British wouldn't join the war until later on (if they join at all), and by then it might be too late for the Entente to win and the Central powers would be victorious instead.

How does that sound?

ChrisL123 00:12, February 17, 2012 (UTC)