Aided by the fact that a substantial proportion of the Dutch population looked favourably upon the French incursion, and often considered it a liberation, the French were quickly able to break the resistance of the forces of the Stadtholder, and his Austrian and British allies.
ˈeɪdᵻd baɪ ðə fˈækt ðˌæɾə səbstˈænʃəl pɹəpˈoːɹʃən ʌvðə dˈʌtʃ pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən lˈʊkt fˈeɪvɚɹəbli əpˌɑːn ðə fɹˈɛntʃ ɪŋkˈɜːʃən, ænd ˈɔfən kənsˈɪdɚd ɪɾ ɐ lˌɪbɚɹˈeɪʃən, ðə fɹˈɛntʃ wɜː kwˈɪkli ˈeɪbəl tə bɹˈeɪk ðə ɹᵻsˈɪstəns ʌvðə fˈoːɹsᵻz ʌvðə stˈædthoʊldɚ, ænd hɪz ˈɔːstɹiən ænd bɹˈɪɾɪʃ ˈælaɪz.