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Warfare in which the defender is trapped in a position (such as a fort or castle) while the attacker bombards and/or barricades them from outside.
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Siege of Tobruk — Part of the Western Desert Campaign of World War II … Wikipedia
Siege — A siege is a military blockade of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by attrition and/or assault. The term derives from sedere , Latin for seat or sitting. [ [http://m w.com/dictionary/siege Merriam Webster: siege] ] A siege occurs… … Wikipedia
Siege engine — Replica battering ram at Château des Baux, France. A siege engine is a device that is designed to break or circumvent city walls and other fortifications in siege warfare. Some have been operated close to the fortifications, while others have… … Wikipedia
Siege of Motya — Infobox Military Conflict conflict= Siege of Motya (398 BC) partof=The Sicilian Wars campaign=The Second Sicilian War caption=Siege of Motya 398 BC. Political boundaries and path of troop movements are inexact because of lack of primary source… … Wikipedia
Siege of Akragas (406 BC) — Infobox Military Conflict conflict= Siege of Akragas (406 BC) partof=The Sicilian Wars campaign=The Second Sicilian War caption=Siege of Akragas 406 BC. Political boundaries and path of troop movements are inexact because of lack of primary… … Wikipedia
Siege of Vienna — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Siege of Vienna caption=Engraving of clashes between the Austrians and Ottomans outside Vienna, 1529 partof=the Ottoman wars in Europe and Ottoman Habsburg wars date=27 September October 14, 1529 place=Vienna,… … Wikipedia
Siege of Mons (1691) — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Siege of Mons (1691) partof=the Nine Years War caption=King Louis XIV at the Siege of Mons (1691) Engraving: soldier killed by a cannon shot behind the king. date=15 March–10 April, 1691 place=Mons, Spanish… … Wikipedia
Siege of Petersburg — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Siege of Petersburg partof=the American Civil War caption=Troops in the Siege of Petersburg faced the usual siege armaments mdash; projectiles of all shapes and sizes and attacks on fortifications mdash; but the … Wikipedia
Siege of Duncannon — Infobox Military Conflict conflict = Siege of Duncannon partof = the Irish Confederate Wars date = 20 January March 18 1645 place = Duncannon, south eastern Ireland result = Irish Confederates take town combatant1 = Irish Catholic Confederate… … Wikipedia
Siege tower — A siege tower (or in the Middle Ages a belfry Castle: Stephen Biesty s Cross Sections . Dorling Kindersley Pub (T); 1st American edition (September 1994). ISBN 978 1564584670] ) is a specialized siege engine, constructed to protect assailants and … Wikipedia
