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 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 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 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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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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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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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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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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