Portions of the town were also burned, but the mercy of a French general, René de Froulay de Tessé, who told the townspeople to set small fires in their homes to create smoke and the illusion of burning prevented wider destruction.
29. septembra 1688 so francoske čete vkorakale v Pfalško preko Rena in 24. oktobra vkorakale v Heidelberg, ki ga je zapustil Filip Wilhelm, novi volilni knez iz linije Pfalz-Neuburg.