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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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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The Siege of Leningrad was a prolonged military siege undertaken by the Axis powers and co-belligerent Finland against the Soviet city of Leningrad (present-day...
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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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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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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 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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege is an online tactical shooter video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. It was released worldwide...
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Age of Empires: Castle Siege was a free-to-play medieval massively multiplayer online tower defense game in the form of a Windows app, designed for Windows...
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S.W.A.T.: Under Siege is a 2017 American action film directed by Tony Giglio. It is the third installment of the S.W.A.T. film series and was released...
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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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As part of the larger Congo Crisis (1960–1964), the siege of Jadotville [ʒa.do.vil] began on 13 September 1961, lasting for five days. While serving under...
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Siege of Diu may refer to one of the following conflicts fought within or on the waters off the Island of Diu: Battle of Diu (1509) Siege of Diu (1531)...
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Joan of Arc (section Coronation and siege of Paris)
France, honored as a defender of the French nation for her role in the siege of Orléans and her insistence on the coronation of Charles VII of France...
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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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The Siege of Sarajevo (Bosnian: Opsada Sarajeva) was a prolonged blockade of Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, during the Bosnian War....
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State of Siege (French: État de siège) is a 1972 French–Italian–West German political thriller film directed by Costa-Gavras starring Yves Montand 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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Siege of Copenhagen may refer to: Siege of Copenhagen (1368) Siege of Copenhagen (1658) Battle of Copenhagen (1807), in which Copenhagen was also besieged...
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Siege of Kaunas may refer to: Siege of Kaunas (1362), a 14th-century Teutonic siege of a Lithuanian castle Siege of Kaunas (1915), a World War I German...
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