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NOUN	a siege \| sieges	edit
VERB	to siege \| sieged \| sieged ... sieging \| sieges	edit
SYNO	beleaguering \| besieging ...
beleaguering \| besieging \| military blockade \| siege © Princeton University

mil. siège {m} [action d'assiéger]

siege

2 Words: Nouns

hist. mil. tour {f} de siège

siege tower

constr. hist. mil. tour {f} [machine de guerre]

siege-tower

3 Words: Verbs

assiéger qn./qc.

to lay siege to sb./sth.

mil. lever le siège

to raise the siege

3 Words: Nouns

géogr. hist. mil. siège {m} de Saint-Jean-d'Acre [1291]

siege of Acre [1291] [also: fall of Acre] [capture of the city marked the end of further crusades to the Levant]

hist. mil. pol. siège {m} d'Alésia [52 av. J.-C.]

siege of Alesia [52 BC] [also: battle of Alesia] [Roman victory over confederation of Gallic tribes, completing the conquest of Gaul]

hist. mil. relig. siège {m} d'Antioche [1097 - 1098]

siege of Antioch [1097 - 1098] [victory of Crusaders over the Seljuk Empire]

géogr. hist. mil. siège {m} de Badajoz [1812]

siege of Badajoz [also: 3rd siege of Badajoz] [one of the bloodiest sieges in the Napoleonic Wars, where Anglo-Portuguese Army forced the surrender of the French garrison]

hist. mil. pol. bataille {f} de Bagdad [1258]

siege of Baghdad [1258] [Mongol Empire defeated the Abbasid Caliphate and annexed Mesopotamia]

hist. mil. pol. siège {m} de Belgrade [1521]

siege of Belgrade [1521] [Ottoman victory]

hist. mil. pol. siège {m} de Belgrade [1717]

Siege of Belgrade [1717] [successful capture by Habsburgs during Austro-Turkish War]

géogr. hist. mil. siège {m} de Calais [1346-7]

siege of Calais [part of 100 Years' War. After victory at Crécy, King Edward III of England successfully besieged Calais which remained in English hands until 1558]

hist. mil. pol. siège {m} de Carthage [149-146 av. J.-C.]

siege of Carthage [149 - 146 BC] [Roman victory and destruction of Carthage]

hist. mil. pol. siège {m} de Compiègne [1430]

siege of Compiègne [1430] [Joan of Arc's final military action with her capture by the Burgundians. A minor siege but important event in the 100 Years' War]

hist. mil. relig. siège {m} de Damas [1148]

siege of Damascus [1148] [crusader defeat led to the disintegration of the 2nd Crusade]

hist. mil. relig. siège {m} d'Edesse [1144]

siege of Edessa [1144] [loss was the catalyst for the Second Crusade]

hist. mil. relig. siège {m} de Jérusalem [1099]

siege of Jerusalem [1099] [laying the foundation for the Christian Kingdom of Jerusalem, which lasted almost two centuries]

hist. mil. pol. siège {m} de Metz [1552 - 1553]

siege of Metz [1552 - 1553] [France successfully resisted the Holy Roman Empire]

hist. mil. pol. siège {m} de Montpellier [1622]

siege of Montpellier [1622]

hist. mil. pol. siège {m} d'Orléans [1428/9]

siege of Orléans [1428/9] [the watershed of the 100 Years' War with a major victory for the French Royal Army with Joan of Arc]

hist. mil. pol. siège {m} de Petersburg [1864 - 1865] [aussi : campagne de Richmond-Petersburg]

Siege of Petersburg [1864 - 1865] [also: Richmond–Petersburg campaign] [Union victory]

hist. mil. pol. siège {m} de Sagonte [219-218 av. J.-C.]

siege of Saguntum [219 - 218 BC] [victory of Carthaginians over the Saguntines, triggering the 2nd Punic War]

hist. mil. siège {m} de Toulon [1793]

Siege of Toulon [1793] [Napoleon first won fame in the success by Republican forces against Royalist rebels supported by Anglo-Spanish forces]

hist. mil. relig. siège {m} de Tripoli [1102 - 1109]

siege of Tripoli [1102 - 1109] [site of present day Tripoli in Lebanon, captured by the Crusaders]

hist. mil. pol. bataille {f} de Turin [1706]

Siege of Turin [1706] [during the War of the Spanish Succession]

hist. mil. pol. siège {m} de Vicksburg [1863]

Siege of Vicksburg [1863] [Union victory]

hist. mil. pol. siège {m} de Vienne [1529]

siege of Vienna [1529] [Habsburg victory]

4 Words: Nouns

hist. mil. pol. grand siège {m} de Malte [1565]

Great Siege of Malta [1565] [the Knights Hospitaller repelled the Ottomans]

hist. mil. pol. siège {m} de La Rochelle [1627-1628]

siege of La Rochelle [1627-1628] [height of the struggle between the Catholics and the Protestants in France]

hist. mil. naut. siège {m} de Saint-Florent [1794]

siege of San Fiorenzo [1794] [also: siege of Saint-Florent]

hist. mil. pol. bataille {f} de Saint-James de Beuvron [1426]

Siege of St. James [in 1426, as part of the 100 Years' War, England defeated France at Avranches. ]

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