Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - Aikin haɗin gwiwa tare da abokinsa Augustin Coppens ya kawo Richard van Orley sanannen sanannen a 1695. A ranar 13, 14 da 15 ga Agusta 1695 sojojin Faransa sun gudanar da harin bindiga na farko a kan fararen hula a tarihin zamani. Wannan taron, wanda aka sani da Bombardment na Brussels
, ya lalata kashi uku na gine-gine a Brussels.