During the
Nine Years' War, Verboom was instrumental in the 1691 campaign by
William III of England against the
French siege of Mons. In 1695, he directed the
siege of Namur with
Dutch States Army engineer
Menno van Coehoorn. He was promoted to field marshal of the Spanish cavalry and, two years later, commanded the Lorraine Regiment of Cavalry. In the
Spanish War of Succession, Verboom was in command of
Antwerp's defenses in 1702. He also took part in the siege of
Hulst along with Captain General Isidro de la Cueva-Benavides. In 1706, a Franco-Spanish army under the command of
François de Neufville, 2nd Duke of Villeroy was defeated by Grand Alliance troops led by
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough at the
Battle of Ramillies. Troops from Antwerp were used to put pressure on the Grand Alliance forces at the siege of
Termonde. In 1709, Verboom was instructed to report on the state of castles and garrisons along the Spain–Portugal border. He was promoted to
lieutenant general on , and a few days later engineer general of the Royal Armies: He participated in the
Battle of Almenar of 1710 against Count
Guido Starhemberg, where he was captured. He was imprisoned until 1712. He took a very active part in the conquest of
Barcelona and—after its capture—moved there in 1718, where he would supervise work on the Ciudadela of Barcelona and take part in planning the
War of the Quadruple Alliance – to recover
Sardinia and
Sicily. He took on the role of acting
Captain General of Catalonia between 1737 and 1738. == Death ==