A siege (Latin: sedere, lit. 'to sit') is a military blockade of a city, or fortress, with the intent of conquering by attrition, or by well-prepared...
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also defeated the Arab land army in Asia Minor, forcing them to lift the siege. The Byzantine victory was of major importance for the survival of the Byzantine...
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Siege artillery (also siege guns or siege cannons) are heavy guns designed to bombard fortifications, cities, and other fixed targets. They are distinct...
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Siege of Louisbourg may refer to: Siege of Louisbourg (1745), the capture of the settlement by British forces during the War of the Austrian Succession...
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Siege of Malta may refer to: Siege of Malta (1429), a siege by the Moors Siege of Malta (1565), a siege by the Ottoman Empire against the Knights Hospitaller...
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Siege of Sevastopol may refer to: Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855), during the Crimean War Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942), during the Second World War...
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The siege of Leningrad was a prolonged military siege undertaken by the Axis powers against the city of Leningrad (present-day Saint Petersburg) on the...
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Carthaginians: Siege of Syracuse (397 BC) Siege of Syracuse (343 BC) Siege of Syracuse (311–309 BC) Siege of Syracuse (278 BC) By the Roman Republic: Siege of Syracuse...
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The Siege is a 1998 American action thriller film directed by Edward Zwick. The film is about a fictional situation in which terrorist cells have made...
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Siege of Limerick may refer to: Siege of Limerick (1642), English Protestants surrendered to Confederate Catholics Siege of Limerick (1650–1651), Confederate...
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Sieges of Vienna may refer to: Siege of Vienna (1239) Siege of Vienna (1276) Siege of Vienna (1287) Siege of Vienna (1477), unsuccessful Hungarian attempt...
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A siege engine is a device that is designed to break or circumvent heavy castle doors, thick city walls and other fortifications in siege warfare. Some...
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Battle of Corinth (redirect from The Siege of Corinth)
The Battle of Corinth or the Siege of Corinth may refer to: Battle of Corinth (146 BC), in ancient Greece Battle of Nemea (394 BC), also known as the...
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Siege of Berat may refer to: Siege of Berat (1280–1281), by Angevin forces against the Byzantine garrison Siege of Berat (1455), by the Albanian forces...
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The Waco siege, also known as the Waco massacre, was the siege by U.S. federal government and Texas state law enforcement officials of a compound belonging...
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Siege of Paris may refer to: Siege of Paris (845), the Viking siege by Reginherus, possibly Ragnar Lodbrok Siege of Paris (885–886), the Viking siege...
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times. Siege of Odawara (1561) - a two-month siege by Uesugi Kenshin, which was abandoned when Takeda Shingen threatened Kenshin's territories Siege of Odawara...
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The siege of Syracuse by the Roman Republic took place in 213–212 BC. The Romans successfully stormed the Hellenistic city of Syracuse after a protracted...
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of sieges, see list of sieges. Siege, The Siege, Besiege or Besieged may also refer to: The Siege (Dunmore novel), by Helen Dunmore, 2001 The Siege (Kadare...
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In Arthurian legend, the Siege Perilous (Welsh: Gwarchae Peryglus, also known as The Perilous Seat, Welsh: Sedd Peryglus) is a vacant seat at the Round...
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Siège social (French, usually translated as "head office") is a concept in international law for determining the nationality of companies. It is essentially...
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Siege of Acre, also Siege of Akka/Akko, may refer to: Siege of Acre (1104), following the First Crusade Siege of Acre (1189–1191), during the Third Crusade...
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Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege is a 2015 online tactical shooter video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. The game puts heavy...
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Siege of Gaza may refer to: Siege of Gaza (332 BC), as part of the Wars of Alexander the Great Blockade of the Gaza Strip, by Egypt and Israel since 2005...
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Under Siege is a 1992 action thriller film directed by Andrew Davis from a screenplay by J. F. Lawton. It stars Steven Seagal (who also produced the film)...
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Siege of Tabriz or capture of Tabriz may refer to: Siege of Tabriz (1501) Battle of Tabriz (1514) [simple] Siege of Tabric (1585) [tr] Siege of Tabric...
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the title Siege of Warsaw. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Siege of Warsaw...
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Siege (sometimes stylised as SIEGE) is an anthology of essays first published as a single volume in 1992, written in 1980s by James Mason, a neo-Nazi and...
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The siege of Vicksburg (May 18 – July 4, 1863) was the final major military action in the Vicksburg campaign of the American Civil War. In a series of...
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Siége Perilous is the third studio album by American power metal band Kamelot. It was released on August 4, 1998, through Noise Records. It is the first...
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