"siege" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- In 1634, the town withstood a three-week siege by the Polish army.
- The three-week siege left the castle tower leaning more than the Tower of Pisa.
- That episode led to a three-week siege of the city by American marines.
- By May 1849, the Hungarians controlled all of the country except Buda, which they won after a three-week bloody siege.
- Other accounts state that, after a three-week siege, More delayed surrendering until the bailey had been taken and the entrance to the keep was on fire.
- In a three-week siege, Hama was razed and thousands died as Syrian security forces combed the rubble, killing surviving rebels.
- Fort Stanwix survived a three-week siege by one British force, which finally withdrew to Canada .
- Following a three-week siege, Cromwell was successful and he ordered that the castle be demolished.
- The intensity of the fighting appeared to rival any battle in the three-week siege, deepening concerns for a fragile peace plan.
- In Bethlehem, a second day of efforts to negotiate an end to the three-week siege at the Church of the Nativity ended without any agreement.
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