Siege
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"They besieged it for three years, but they could not take it, so strong was it. And indeed if they had had food within it never would have been taken. But after being besieged those three years they ran short of victual, and were taken. The Old Man was put to death with all his men [and the Castle with its Garden of Paradise was levelled with the ground]."--The Travels of Marco Polo |
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A siege is a military blockade of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition, often accompanied by an assault. The term derives from the Latin word for "seat" or "sitting."
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See also
- Infiltration
- Last stand
- Breastwork (fortification)
- Trench warfare
- Tunnel warfare
- Medieval warfare
- Mining (military)
- Maneuver warfare
- Blitzkrieg
- Sangar (fortification)
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