▁the ▁Russian ▁Revolution ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁and ▁the ▁German ▁Revolution ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 8 - 1 9 1 9 , ▁Tro el stra ▁made ▁a ▁historic ▁if ▁ill - ad vised ▁move . ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁he ▁used ▁a ▁speech ▁in ▁the ▁traditional ▁worker ▁strong hold ▁of ▁Rot ter dam ▁to ▁call ▁for ▁a ▁social ist ▁revolution ▁in ▁the ▁Netherlands . ▁However , ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁followed ▁up ▁by ▁any ▁revolution ary ▁activity ▁on ▁the ▁side ▁of ▁other ▁SD AP ▁activ ists , ▁who ▁were ▁as ▁surprised ▁by ▁Tro el stra ' s ▁declaration ▁as ▁most ▁other ▁people . ▁The ▁government , ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁react ed ▁quickly ▁and ▁sent ▁troops ▁to ▁the ▁major ▁cities . ▁In ▁addition , ▁a ▁counter - camp aign ▁was ▁set ▁up ▁to ▁emphas ise ▁loyal ty ▁to ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Orange . ▁ ▁By ▁that ▁time , ▁it ▁had ▁become ▁clear ▁that ▁the ▁attempted ▁revolution , ▁for ▁which ▁Tro el stra ▁had ▁gathered ▁very ▁little ▁support ▁even ▁among ▁his ▁own ▁party , ▁had ▁failed . ▁The ▁events ▁are ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Red ▁Week ▁( D utch : ▁De ▁Ro ode ▁Week ) ▁or , ▁more ▁commonly , ▁Tro el stra ' s ▁mistake ▁( D utch : ▁Ver g iss ing ▁van ▁Tro el stra ). ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁After ▁all ▁this ▁Tro el stra ▁was ▁broken ▁and ▁stayed ▁at ▁home , ▁but ▁a ▁party ▁conference ▁two ▁weeks ▁later ▁received ▁him ▁with ▁a ▁standing ▁ov