Definition of Siege. Meaning of Siege. Synonyms of Siege

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Definition of Siege

Siege
Siege Siege, v. t. To besiege; to beset. [R.] Through all the dangers that can siege The life of man. --Buron.

Meaning of Siege from wikipedia

- A siege is a military blockade of a city, or fortress, with the intent of conquering by attrition, or a well-prepared ****ault. This derives from Latin:...
- The Waco siege was the siege of a compound belonging to the religious sect Branch Davidians, carried out by American federal and Texas state law enforcement...
- Siege of Malta may refer to: Siege of Malta (1429) by the Moors Great Siege of Malta, 1565, by the Ottoman Empire against the Knights Hospitaller Siege...
- 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...
- The Siege of Paris may refer to: Siege of Paris (845), the Viking siege by Ragnar Lodbrok Siege of Paris (885–886), the Viking siege by Rollo Siege of...
- The Siege of Sarajevo was the siege of the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the longest of a capital city in the history of modern warfare. After...
- Siege of Saragossa may refer to: Siege of Saragossa (1808), in which the city's inhabitants resisted the French during the Peninsular War Siege of Saragossa...
- A siege engine is a device that is designed to break or cir****vent heavy castle doors, thick city walls and other fortifications in siege warfare. Some...
- under Genseric Siege of Rome (472), by Ricimer Siege of Rome (537–538), by the Ostrogoths Siege of Rome (546), by the Ostrogoths Siege of Rome (549–550)...
- 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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