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In New Amsterdam, the rapidly deteriorating situation in New England came at just the right time. For many within the government, it was seen as a change to once and for all push the British off the continent. Thus, using previously established relations with their long-term rivals, the Mexicans it began to support New England's separatism.
Initially, this was in the form of more clandestine support and assurances to the New England government. All changed tho when British prime minister Benjamin Kaylock lambasted the New Englanders as “unpatriotic and cowardly” this inflamed the situation even more. Eventually, in early 1937 the separatist sentiment in New England was so big that the government of New England could no longer ignore it and voted to become an independent republic.
[[File:NE soldiers with NNL Panzerkannonen.png|thumb|New Englander soldiers with NNL armored cannons on field excersises in the Masonia province. These where part of deterence efforts to deter an English invasion.]]
the government of New Netherlands was the first nation to openly recognize the newly independent Republic of New England. It together with the Mexican government openly pledged to defend New England should Britain carry out its threat of invasion, this would lead to the largest mobilization of New Netherlands her military in “peacetime”. eventually due to the ongoing war in Europe Britain was unable to carry out its threats and recognized the new republic only in 1941.
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While the government knew its military was in no real shape to fight any enemy, as it was more focused on domestic deployment. It also knew that the French invading New Tussenland Alliance was sure that joining the war would ensure its electoral victory. Thus it entered the war.
[[File:NNL soldiers somewhere in New England.jpg|thumb|Soldiers taking cover behind a hedge during the "Tussenland war games" these excersises where largely there to perform the effectiviness of the NNL military, as well as being used for political pressure ]]
throughout the early years, Tussenland provided Auxiliary naval and infantry support for Great Britain, with Tussenland soldiers often fighting with the British divisions, under British command, its merchant navy being hammered by the French submarine fleet. Support for the war was there, mainly in the Misuri provinces, Missippi and Irokesenland. Irokees recruits were often seen as the most iconic soldiers from Tussenland. Despite this support for the war was not universal. In Westrezee and Meerenland due to sympathise with the French as well as anti-war sentiment being high there.
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