bombardment of Brussels
... that the bombardment of Brussels by French troops in 1695 was later described by Napoleon Bonaparte as being "as barbarous as it was useless"?
... that the <b id="mwF5U"><a href="./Bombardment_of_Brussels" id="mwF5Y" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Bombardment of Brussels">bombardment of Brussels</a></b> by <a href="./France" id="mwF5c" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="France">French troops</a> <i id="mwF5g">(ruins pictured)</i> in 1695 was later described by <a class="mw-redirect" href="./Napoleon_Bonaparte" id="mwF5k" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Napoleon Bonaparte">Napoleon Bonaparte</a> as being "as barbarous as it was useless"?