Jorge Próspero de Verboom
| George Prosper Verboom, Marquis of Verboom | |
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| Born | 9 January 1665 Brussels |
| Died | 19 January 1744 Barcelona |
| Nationality | Flemish |
| Occupation | Engineer |
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| Discipline | Military |
| Practice name | Jorge Próspero de Verboom, Marqués de Verboom |
| Employer(s) | Spanish Monarchy |
George Prosper Verboom, also known as Jorge Próspero de Verboom (9 January 1665 in Brussels – 19 January 1744 in Barcelona, Spain), was a Flemish-born military engineer in the service of the King of Spain. On 9 January 1727, King Philip V of Spain granted him the title of Marquis of Verboom.
His father was Cornelius Verboom, the Flemish Engineer in Chief of the Spanish Netherlands, in charge of the fortification of Besançon and of Dôle, in France. Prospero Jorge joined the Spanish Military Engineering Academy of Brussels (founded 1675 - disappeared 1706), under General Sebastián Fernández de Medrano.
During the Nine Years' War, Prospero was instrumental in 1691 in the campaign by William III of Orange, King Consort of England, against the French blockade of Mons, in the Spanish Netherlands. In 1695 he directed the siege of Namur, also in the Spanish Netherlands, with famous Dutch military 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 (wherein French, Bavarians and Spaniards supported the grandson of French King Louis XIV, later to become King Philip V of Spain), Verboom was in command of the defence systems of Antwerp, taking part in 1702 with the Captain General of the Spanish Artillery Isidro de la Cueva - Benavides in the siege of Hulst, but in 1706 the French - Spanish Army commanded by François de Neufville, duc de Villeroi was defeated by the Duke of Marlborough at the Battle of Ramillies but managed to use troops from Antwerp to put pressure on the British at the siege of Termonde.
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