"siege" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- The French surrendered on 21 May, after a 40-day siege.
- They finally surrendered the castle in 1271 after a brief siege by a sizable Muslim army.
- Grey was appointed captain but surrendered after a sharp siege in the early autumn.
- They were forced to surrender in 1462 after a siege.
- The fortress was forced to surrender after a siege of a little more than three weeks (23 December 1832).
- The following year in 1646 Fairfax returned, and the house was surrendered to him on June 10, after a siege of 18 hours.
- Finally the city surrendered after a siege of 52 days.
- The city surrendered on 2 August 932, after a siege of two years.
- This town did not surrender until 14 February after a short siege of four days, in which 400-500 French soldiers lost their lives.
- Cronstedt surrendered the fortress to the Russian army after a siege of two months.
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