The Englishman Pete thinks so, but it doesn't mean that the aristocrats from Hanover think so too.
And these nobles undoubtedly had an incomparably great influence on the Hanoverian dynasty, and even George III had to be afraid of this huge influence.
"Pete, the loss of Hanover means that we have lost the right to speak in the Holy Roman Empire and even in Central Europe, and even Prussia with Hanover can reign over the entire Holy Roman Empire with the aftermath of this great victory, the Prussians are our allies, but we must not allow a country strong enough to threaten British interests in Europe!
Do you understand?
” There was some truth to George III's words, but it was clear that Pitt didn't see it that way "Your Majesty, you are right, but now that the Prussians have become a leader, the Austrians have been defeated by the Prussians, and the rest of the princes of the Holy Roman Empire have directly or indirectly submitted to Prussia, in this case, Hanover can certainly help us to clamp down on Prussia, but at the same time it is equivalent to us putting a thorn in the heart of Prussia!
If we fail to present the interests of the Prussians, the Prussians will be able to pull out of the Holy Roman Empire, and the general situation of Europe will become more and more unfavorable to us.
Therefore, it seems that it would be unwise for us to lose Hanover, but in five or even ten years, after digesting France, we will form a total suppression of the Prussians, both at sea and on land, and the Prussians will not be able to make much of a storm at that time!
” Pete's words made George III a little tempted, indeed compared to Hanover.
France is a much bigger and tastier cake, but the key question is whether Britain can eat it and digest it.
"Pete.
How confident are you that we will be able to digest the French possessions?
” "Your Majesty, have you forgotten that many of the revolutionary parties in France have been supported by us, and most of these revolutionary parties are entrenched in the southern part of France, and the northern part of France has always been the traditional support of the Bourbon royal family, and after defeating France, we can support those revolutionary parties that are friendly with us to establish power in the south of France, and these southern revolutionary parties do not care about the north of France, and can even be said to be hostile to the north of France.
We could have ceded the north of France to us through the revolutionary regime in the south of France that had been prophesied after the victory.
In this way, we only need to face the Bourbon remnants in the north of France, our previous strategy in Calais and the harassment of the north of France have weakened the local royalists, and then with thunderous means, we will be able to completely digest the northern part of France in a few years!
” Pete's words reveal a strong ambition, and this ambition is also very appreciated by King George III!
If there is no ambition at the top of a country.
Then the country simply has no other option than to decline.
"Pete, I authorize you to marry and negotiate with the Prussians, our bottom line is that Hanover can be ceded, but the Prussians must help us defeat France once and for all, and help us complete the actual occupation of the whole of northern France!"
With George III's permission, little Pete was thrilled.
"Yes.
Your Majesty!
” Little Pitt straightened his back and walked out of the palace in London, while George III, who remained where he was, began to think about Hanover.
In June 1794, William, who was stationed in Brussels, finally received a reply from the British government, and the letter was sent to the plenipotentiary of the British regime and the personal representative of George III and Pitt the Younger, a member of the House of Lords.
"Your Majesty the King of Prussia who obeyed orders.
I bring with me the goodwill of my Government, and I pay you the highest tribute on behalf of His Majesty George III, the Supreme Majesty of the British Empire, and Prime Minister Pitt Jr.!
” As soon as he entered the door, Ge Ang took off his hat very respectfully and bowed to William, and after Ge Ang finished speaking.
William also smiled and said: "Finally waiting for the arrival of your envoy, to be honest, I am thinking, if I don't get a reply from your country this month, then I will lead the army back to China!"
Hearing William say this, Ge Ang's body immediately hit a spirit, and cold sweat immediately oozed from his face.
Just as Ge Ang was about to continue to say something, William waved his hand and then picked up the official letter of the British government that had been sent to William one step ahead of Ge Ang.
In this letter, the British government tactfully opposed the withdrawal of Prussian troops, but the British government also expressed appreciation and sympathy for the Prussian soldiers who had been away from home for several years for a peaceful war in Europe, and Prussia could withdraw part of its troops from the coalition forces, but the main force must continue to participate in the French war.
In order to induce the Prussians to continue fighting, the British said that the British would be responsible for all the supplies of the Prussian army for the rest of the war, and that the British could also promise Prussia to give Prussia half of the territory of the Austrian Netherlands near the border of the Holy Roman Empire.
If the Prussians were able to continue fighting for the coalition, the British would have handed over the Hanover region to William, provided that they had completely defeated the French and supported the British occupation of northern France.
When he saw the last one, William's eyes shrank, and it was undeniable that William was indeed tempted.
At no other moment would Hannover have made Wilhelm so tempted, but not now.
During this period of time in the Austrian Netherlands, William had already received news of the death of Leopold II, which meant that Maximilian of Cologne became the only emperor of the Holy Roman Empire on the surface, and at the same time, in exchange for supporting Maximilian to ascend the throne as emperor, William also became the unshakable crown prince of the Holy Roman Empire.
This meant that the vast territory of the Holy Roman Empire would henceforth nominally be under his rule, making the presence of Hanover quite important.
Hanover has always been in the hands of the British, Hannover has a natural harbor, which means that the British can concentrate a lot of power to Hanover through shipping, and Hanover is too close to Brandenburg, which will make Prussia feel a sense of danger all the time.
Now that the Prussians had conquered the Main River valley and occupied Bavaria, the only one in the Holy Roman Empire who did not obey the Prussian dictates was Hanover, with the exception of the Rhine princedoms and Austria.
At the same time, according to the division proposed by the British government, the area of the Austrian Netherlands currently occupied by the coalition forces will be divided into three parts, the territory northeast of the line from Antwerp to Hasselt will be ceded to the Netherlands, and Prussia will receive most of the territory of the Austrian Netherlands including Brussels east of Brussels, while Britain will only claim the territory north of the Brussels line.
Of course, the British could not suffer at any time, so the British government proposed that all the territories captured would be transferred to the British government after the Allied forces entered French territory.
William read each of the letters several times, and then he said to Geon: "So how many troops do you want our Prussia to send?"
"Your Majesty, our country suggests that Your Majesty would do well to send 50,000 troops to continue to participate in the coalition forces!"
Ge Ang looked at William, who was sitting at the top, and said, and after Ge Ang's words were finished, William immediately said: "This is impossible, 50,000 people is too many, your envoy must know that our country has just captured many areas, and these areas need to be garrisoned by our country!"
"This is very clear in the next step, so before the next day, our Prime Minister Pitt specially explained that if His Majesty agrees to continue to send 50,000 troops to participate in the next stage of the coalition army, then not only will China be responsible for the logistics, but also for the pension of your army!"
William thought about the gains and losses, and after a while, William clapped his hands and said: "Your Excellency, I can agree to your request to leave 50,000 troops to continue to participate in the next step of the coalition forces, but your country must add 10,000 troops to its existing strength, and I will appoint our General Ferdinand as the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, and you must agree to this!"
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Originally, William had no intention of giving up the interests of the Austrian Netherlands, knowing that Prussia had paid the price of tens of thousands of casualties on this land, how could William easily give up the Austrian Netherlands, and now that the British are pushing the boat, it is undoubtedly excellent.
Hanover was an interest that Wilhelm was reluctant to refuse, after all, it was too important for Prussia to be able to get Hanover peacefully.
But William was not ready to give up his interests, even if he promised the British to leave 50,000 troops, but it did not mean that William abandoned the 50,000 troops, so only if the British agreed to Ferdinand as the commander of the coalition army, William would rest assured that the army would remain.
Hearing William's words, Ge Ang was in a dilemma for a while, if William continued to stay and lead this coalition army, then there was no doubt that no matter what aspect it was, no one would raise objections to let William be the commander of the coalition army.
But now William obviously wants to return to Prussia, and the Ferdinand left behind by William, although Ge Ang has heard about it for a long time, but in terms of status, Ferdinand can not be compared with William.
If Ferdinand is allowed to be the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, not to mention that there will be objections within the British side, even William V, the Dutch ruler who is currently in the coalition army, will not agree!