[1] A prominent military engineer in the Spanish army, Philip V of Spain granted him the aristocratic title of "Marquess of Verboom" on 9 January 1727.

[2] His father was Cornelius Verboom, a Flemish military engineer in Spanish service who was in charge of the fortification of Free City of Besançon and of Dole, Jura in France.

[3] 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.

"[citation needed]He participated in the Battle of Almenar of 1710 against Count Guido Starhemberg, where he was captured.