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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 engine — /ˈsidʒ ɛndʒən/ (say seej enjuhn) noun a device, as, formerly, a large catapult, designed to break city walls and other fortifications. {siege + engine (def. 4) …
Siege Engine — Any of a number of large war machines used to destroy the armaments and fortifications of a castle. There is a wide variety of siege engines from catapults to trebuchets, siege towers and battering rams. I have more extensive information about… … Medieval glossary
engine — ► NOUN 1) a machine with moving parts that converts power into motion. 2) (also railway engine) a locomotive. 3) historical a mechanical device or instrument, especially one used in warfare: a siege engine. DERIVATIVES engined adjective… … English terms dictionary
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 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
Siege of Malta (1565) — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Siege of Malta partof=the Ottoman wars in Europe and Ottoman Habsburg wars caption= The siege of Malta Arrival of the Turkish fleet Matteo Perez d Aleccio date=18 May 1565 ndash; 11 September 1565 place=Island… … Wikipedia
Siege of Antioch — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Siege of Antioch caption=The Siege of Antioch, from a medieval miniature painting partof=the First Crusade date=20 October, 1097 28 June, 1098 place=Antioch result=Decisive Crusader victory combatant1=Crusaders… … Wikipedia
Siege of Tyre (332 BC) — Infobox Military Conflict caption= The Siege of Tyre, courtesy of The Department of History, United States Military Academy conflict=Siege of Tyre (332 BC) partof=the Wars of Alexander the Great date=332 BC place=Tyre, Phoenicia (now Lebanon)… … Wikipedia
Siege of Jerusalem (1187) — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Siege of Jerusalem caption= partof=Crusades date=Autumn 1187 place=Jerusalem result=Decisive Ayyubid Victory combatant1= combatant2= commander2=Saladin commander1=Balian of Ibelin Heraclius of Jerusalem… … Wikipedia
