Career
In 1567 Gilles commanded the Siege of Valenciennes, the first siege of the Eighty Years" War. He captured and sacked Schoonhoven, and Oudewater in August 1575. He was killed during the Siege of Maastricht (1579).
In 1567 Gilles commanded the Siege of Valenciennes, the first siege of the Eighty Years" War. He captured and sacked Schoonhoven, and Oudewater in August 1575. He was killed during the Siege of Maastricht (1579).