It was never delivered.

Parma set out to meet him, but fell ill and died at Spa, December 2, 1592.

He appointed the Count of Mansfeld to take his place, until the Archduke Ernest of Austria, who had been appointed to succeed him, arrived in the Netherlands.
The campaign of 1593 was marked by the taking of Geertruidenberg, a fortress which barred the free access of the Hollanders and Zeelanders to the inland waters.

The science which Maurice displayed in the siege of this town greatly increased his renown.

In the following year the stadholders turned their attention to the north-east corner of the land, which was still in the possession of the Spaniards.