Español > cerco: 1 sentido > nombre 1, act| Sentido | The action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack. |
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| Sinónimos | asedio, sitio |
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| Categoría | ejército, FAS, fuerzas armadas, las fuerzas armadas | The military forces of a nation |
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| Casos | Atlanta | A siege in which Federal troops / troops under Sherman cut off the railroads supplying the city and then burned it |
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| 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 |
| asedio de Orleans, Orleans | A long siege of Orleans by the English was relieved by Joan of Arc in 1429 |
| asedio de Siracusa, Siracusa | The Roman siege of Syracuse (214-212 BC) was eventually won by the Romans who sacked the city (killing Archimedes) |
| asedio de Vicksburg | A decisive battle in the American Civil War (1863) |
| campaña de Petersburgo | The final campaign of the American Civil War (1864-65) |
| General | bloqueo | A war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy / enemy |
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| Inglés | siege, besieging, beleaguering, military blockade |
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| Catalán | assetjament, setge |
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