English > siege: 1 sense > noun 1, act| Meaning | The action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack. |
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| Synonyms | besieging, beleaguering, military blockade |
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| Category | military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine | The military forces of a nation |
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| Instances | Alamo | A siege and massacre at a mission in San Antonio in 1836 |
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| Atlanta, battle of Atlanta | A siege in which Federal troops / troops under Sherman cut off the railroads supplying the city and then burned it |
| Bataan, Corregidor | The peninsula and island in the Philippines where Japanese forces besieged American forces in World War II |
| Dien Bien Phu | The French military base fell after a siege by Vietnam troops / troops that lasted 56 days |
| Lucknow | The British residents of Lucknow were besieged by Indian insurgents during the Indian Mutiny (1857) |
| Orleans, siege of Orleans | A long siege of Orleans by the English was relieved by Joan of Arc in 1429 |
| Petersburg, Petersburg Campaign | The final campaign of the American Civil War (1864-65) |
| Plevna, Pleven | The town was taken from the Turks by the Russians in 1877 after a siege of 143 days |
| Syracuse, siege of Syracuse | The Athenian siege of Syracuse (415-413 BC) was eventually won by Syracuse |
| Syracuse, siege of Syracuse | The Roman siege of Syracuse (214-212 BC) was eventually won by the Romans who sacked the city (killing Archimedes) |
| Vicksburg, siege of Vicksburg | A decisive battle in the American Civil War (1863) |
| Yorktown, siege of Yorktown | In 1781 the British under Cornwallis surrendered after a siege of three weeks by American and French troops |
| Broader | blockade, encirclement | A war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy / enemy |
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| Spanish | asedio, cerco, sitio |
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| Catalan | assetjament, setge |
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