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== 1st War of Deliverance (1795-1798) ==

After news of the murders hit London and Vienna, the allies decided that France had to be put down. Britain and Austria declared war on France. As a response, Rossignol had sent the National Army to occupy the Bishopric of Liege and the Dutch Republic in the spring of 1795. Rossignol's forces were met with very little resistance, and the Dutch had even welcomed the French as their liberators. On 4 April 1795, the Dutch Republic government was dissolved, and a new republic had been established: the Batavian Republic, which had an autonomous government but under the umbrella of the French Republic. William, stadtholder of the Dutch Republic, had across the channel to Britain, and in the ''Dutch House'' of the Kew Palace of England, he had written the infamous Kew Letters, which ordered the colonies of the Dutch Republic to surrender to Great Britain for "safekeeping". Britain and Austria declare war on France.

 

These letters were wildly unpopular among most of the Dutch colonies, most especially in [[New Netherland]]. The letters have triggered an anti-Orangist coup in New Netherland, with the leaders denouncing William as a traitor. Great Britain attempted to invade New Netherland in 1796, and had led to the [[History of New Netherland#The Autumn War (1796)|Autumn War (1796) or the New Netherland Independence War]]. The New Netherland government was recognized and supported by France. However, the situation in Europe forced Britain to sign a peace with the New Netherland government and in the winter of 1796, New Netherland's independence was recognized by Britain.

 

In Europe, the situation for the British and Austrians had gotten worse. In 1798, the French forced Britain and Austria to sign the ''Treaty of Maastricht'', which formalized the creation of the Batavian Republic and the French annexation of the Spanish Low Countries, the Bishopric of Liege, and Franche-Comte.