text: In July 1695, the city of Namur, occupied for three years by the French, was besieged by an allied 
  army led by William III. Louis XIV ordered the surprise destruction of a Flemish city to divert the 
  attention of these troops. This led to the bombardment of Brussels, in which more than 4,000 
  buildings were destroyed, including the entire city centre. The strategy failed, as Namur fell three 
  weeks later, but harmed Louis XIV's reputation: a century later, Napoleon deemed the 
  bombardment "as barbarous as it was useless".[85] 
  
  Peace was broached by Sweden in 1690. By 1692, both sides evidently wanted peace, and secret 
  bilateral talks began, but to no avail.[86] Louis tried to break up the alliance against him by dealing 
  with individual opponents but did not achieve his aim until 1696 when the Savoyards agreed to the 
  Treaty of Turin and switched sides. Thereafter, members of the League of Augsburg rushed to the 
  peace table, and negotiations for a general peace began in earnest, culminating in the Peace of 
  Ryswick of 1697.[87] 
  
  Marshal de Luxembourg 