- 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...
- The
Moscow theater hostage crisis (also
known as the 2002 Nord-Ost
siege) was the
seizure of the
crowded Dubrovka Theater in
Moscow by
Chechen terrorists...
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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...
- The
siege of
Leningrad (Russian: Блокада Ленинграда, romanized: Blokada Leningrada; German:
Leningrader Blockade; Finnish:
Leningradin piiritys, Italian:...
-
Siege artillery (also
siege guns or
siege cannons) are
heavy guns
designed to
bombard fortifications, cities, and
other fixed targets. They are distinct...
- 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...
- The Waco
siege, also
known as the Waco m****acre, was the
siege by U.S.
federal government and
Texas state law
enforcement officials of a
compound belonging...
- 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 Acre may
refer to:
Siege of Acre (1104),
following the
First Crusade Siege of Acre (1189–1191),
during the
Third Crusade Siege of Acre (1257–1258)...
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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...