William Frederick, son of the last stadtholder of the old Dutch Republic, had been in exile in England, and returned to Holland in November 1813.

This scenario happened in multiple cities in Holland, like Den Helder, Delfzijl and Gorinchem.

[3] However, the French forces in Naarden didn't surrender and were highly capable of keeping their strength.

Although the siege of Naarden was strategically not highly relevant, the victory was of significant importance to William I.

He needed to demonstrate that the Sovereign Principality of the United Netherlands was capable of surviving on its own as the great powers where redrawing Europe's borders.