. ▁Initial ly ▁on ▁the ▁defence , ▁the ▁Or ang ist ▁forces ▁received ▁aid ▁from ▁Pr uss ian ▁troops ▁and ▁re to ok ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 7 . ▁The ▁republic an ▁forces ▁fled ▁to ▁France , ▁but ▁then ▁successfully ▁re - inv aded ▁alongside ▁the ▁army ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁Republic ▁( 1 7 9 3 – 1 7 9 5 ), ▁ou st ing ▁stad th older ▁William ▁V , ▁abol ishing ▁the ▁Dutch ▁Republic , ▁and ▁replacing ▁it ▁with ▁the ▁Bat av ian ▁Republic ▁( 1 7 9 5 – 1 8 0 6 ). ▁After ▁the ▁French ▁Republic ▁became ▁the ▁French ▁Empire ▁under ▁Napoleon , ▁the ▁Bat av ian ▁Republic ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁the ▁Napole onic ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Holland ▁( 1 8 0 6 – 1 8 1 0 ). ▁ ▁The ▁Netherlands ▁reg ained ▁independence ▁from ▁France ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 3 . ▁In ▁the ▁Ang lo - D utch ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 4 ▁the ▁names ▁" Un ited ▁Provin ces ▁of ▁the ▁Netherlands " ▁and ▁" Un ited ▁Netherlands " ▁were ▁used . ▁In ▁ 1 8 1 5 , ▁it ▁was ▁rejo ined ▁with ▁the ▁Aust rian ▁Netherlands ▁and ▁Li ège ▁( the ▁" S ou thern ▁provinces ") ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁the ▁Netherlands , ▁inform ally ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁the ▁Netherlands , ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁strong ▁buffer ▁state ▁north ▁of ▁France . ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁March ▁ 1 8 1 5 ,