Start 1861: I Just Inherited the Dutch Throne

Before the Austro-Hungarian Empire invaded Mexico, Mexico was actually the country that resented the Netherlands' increased efforts to sell weapons to Latin American countries and completely dominated the Thirteen Latin American Group. Although Mexico joined the group, many people wanted to monitor the Netherlands. The power structure of this group has hollowed out the independent power of Latin America and transferred it to the Netherlands. Mexico is actually the same as the Commonwealth of the United States, but due to its limited power, it can only influence the five Central American countries. Therefore, as the relationship between the five Central American countries reconciled with Colombia, they showed their willingness not to challenge Panama, which is Colombian territory. In exchange for Colombia's support for these five countries to join the Group of 7, Mexico panicked.

As a result, Mexico's past use of these five countries as a buffer in conflicts with the group suddenly disappeared.

Whether it is to avoid being isolated or to integrate into the organization and then type internal surveillance of the Netherlands and Colombia, the best choice for Mexico is to join the group.

So today in May, Mexico and the five Central American countries became new members of the Alliance of Seven, and the group became the Group of Thirteen.

The saddest thing about Mexico is that it has become the first country to be invaded by foreign enemies. Many Mexicans are secretly glad that if they had not joined in three months ago, the twelve countries would not have sided with Mexico without hesitation at this time. , and even other neighboring countries have added insult to injury, namely Colombia, which competes with Mexico for influence in Central America.

This time, Colombia did not prevent the group from unanimously supporting Mexico, which really made Mexicans have a good impression of Colombians.

Since Mexico is an ally of the Netherlands, many people in the Netherlands are talking about the war between Austria-Hungary and Mexico every day.

Where there is a market, there is supply and demand.

The current political commentators and experts in the Netherlands also began to use this war as the subject of their comments, and they joined in one after another to join this popular news topic among the people.

Many people say that Austria-Hungary's tools against Mexico exposed the huge gaps in America's land and sea defenses against European powers.

Many experts pointed out that American countries need to fill the gap in coastal defense capabilities and land capabilities, which is not only difficult, time-consuming, but also costly.

Brown, a well-known current political commentator and chief researcher and director of the Amsterdam Peace Institute, pointed out that after the Austro-Hungarian and Mexican war began, Colombia had allocated 25 million guilders (1 million pounds) in special funds and planned to rebuild the country in the next year. The Chinese Navy Defense Force plans to use 360,000 pounds to introduce three second-generation Dutch submarines and 200,000 pounds to build a submarine docking base. All 440,000 pounds were used to purchase army semi-automatic rifles. However, the Dutch semi-automatic rifles cost 50 pounds with ammunition, which means that only 8,800 of them can be produced. For Colombia's 80,000-strong army, it is still a small amount of money.

Brown also pointed out that Venezuela’s economy is about the same as that of Colombia. After 70 years of peaceful development after independence, they are both countries with rapid development, almost as much as the Russian Empire in Europe.

Venezuela plans to invest as much new defense budget as Colombia next year.

Kan Ansi, senior adviser to the Netherlands Center for Strategic and International Studies, said that in recent years, Europe has increasingly acquired rear rifled guns, semi-automatic rifles and surface steam battleships. Except for the Netherlands, other G13 member states do not want to be If European powers bully them, then these group members need to refocus on countering the defense capabilities of these countries.

Brown pointed out that the Dutch government should host the world's first defense technology and weapons exhibition that only allies can participate in, provide weapons demonstrations to the Netherlands' allies around the world, and open up access to these countries to purchase more sophisticated weapons, and require ministers from various countries to attend the Dutch Defense The meeting held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in collaboration with the three major arms dealers can resolve the current messy dilemma in the arms procurement of the Group of Thirteen.

Brown is also an adviser to the Defense Committee of the Dutch Parliament. He warned at the meeting that the possibility of Austro-Hungarian attacks on other member states could not be ruled out. He directly pointed out that the southern Yucata Peninsula occupied by Austro-Hungary was adjacent to Guatemala and Palestine. Leeds is the most dangerous country.

The Venezuelan ambassador to Melbourne, the Netherlands, fully agreed with Brown’s words: “Colombia has proposed an industrial agreement, and now Venezuela has also proposed a strategic initiative, that is, the Group of Thirteen has independent capabilities and equipment that can compete with European powers. The Netherlands is ours. "Group of Thirteen Arms Logistics Countries"

He said: "They started purchasing, but basically they didn't go very far. In another three years, I think more Dutch equipment bureaus will arrive in Latin American countries, but for now, they will not be able to help Mexico fully armed to fight Austria-Hungary." empire"

According to insiders in the Dutch government, this report by the Dutch Parliament lists the new Dutch defense guidelines as being based on helping the 13-nation Latin American alliance, rather than mainly helping other regional allies of the Netherlands such as Denmark, Sweden, Greece, and the Kingdom of Siam.

The Royal Netherlands Security Commission also issued a report stating that this plan, led by countries such as Venezuela and Colombia, selected Dutch technology instead of technology from other countries, which is consistent with the goal of strengthening the Dutch industrial and defense technology base. The Royal Netherlands Security Council recommends that partners can be persuaded to engage in all-round cooperation at the strategic, military, industrial, and economic levels by fully considering the security interests and technical confidentiality of the Netherlands.

The Royal Security Council was the think tank of William IV, the King of the Netherlands. Its attitude represented that the Netherlands had quietly begun to intervene in the war between Austria-Hungary and Mexico in Latin America.

The Dutch attitude has led to other countries following suit.

On September 27, 1881, an art installation was launched directly in the Panama region of Colombia. Multiple Mexican flags were raised outside the Panama Exhibition Hall, symbolizing that the war crimes committed by the Austro-Hungarian Empire were magnified there for people to watch.

After the Austro-Hungarian Empire invaded Mexico, the German Empire supported the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Many nobles in Berlin even publicly stated that the German-Austrian Alliance was expanding its interests in Latin America, which further dissatisfied the Americans.

Hulka, a policy researcher at the Council on Foreign Relations of the Thirteen-nation Alliance Group in Colombia, said: "Germany's acquiescence to the Mexican War is a point of no return. There is no evidence that Germany is actively providing weapons and military aid to the invader Austria-Hungary, but the Ten People in the member states of the Three Power Alliance saw that the German Empire continued to send out such signals. Of course, Vienna continued to promote it, which embarrassed Germany, but Vienna was emboldened and was not alone."

Today, the Mexican flag can be seen in other countries, including other members of the Group of 13, and even Mexico's old enemy Colombia and Panama. A Guatemalan official said: "Germany is important, but for us, Mexico is dominated by Austria-Hungary." The war of invasion is the main challenge because we are neighbors and allies, and everything else has to be viewed from this perspective, including the previously good relationship with Germany."