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Military land blockade of a location
A siege (from Latin sedere 'to sit') is a military blockade of a city, or fortress, with the intent of conquering by attrition, or by well-prepared assault
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1998 film by Edward Zwick
The Siege is a 1998 American action thriller film directed and produced by Edward Zwick, who co-wrote the screenplay with Lawrence Wright and Menno Meyjes
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Pre-gunpowder fortress-warfare machines
A siege engine is a device that is designed to break or circumvent heavy castle doors, thick city walls and other fortifications in siege warfare. Some
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of sieges, see list of sieges. Siege, The Siege, Besiege or Besieged may also refer to: The Siege (Dunmore novel), by Helen Dunmore, 2001 The Siege (Kadare
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1993 US law enforcement siege in Texas
The Waco siege, also known as the Waco massacre, was the siege by US federal government and Texas state law enforcement officials of a compound belonging
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Siege of Paris may refer to: Siege of Paris (845), the Viking siege by Reginherus, possibly Ragnar Lodbrok Siege of Paris (856-857), the Viking siege
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Siege of Acre, also Siege of Akka/Akko, may refer to: Siege of Acre (1103), first crusader attack Siege of Acre (1104), following the First Crusade Siege
Siege_of_Acre
Blockades of the Spanish enclave of Ceuta by Moroccan forces (1694-1727)
The sieges of Ceuta, also known as the thirty-year siege, were a series of blockades by Moroccan forces of the Spanish-held city of Ceuta on the North
Sieges_of_Ceuta_(1694–1727)
Blockade by the Axis powers, 1941–1944
The Siege of Leningrad was a military blockade undertaken by the Axis powers against the city of Leningrad (present-day Saint Petersburg) in the Soviet
Siege_of_Leningrad
Legendary war in Greek mythology
period of four days and two nights in the tenth year of the decade-long siege of Troy; the Odyssey describes the journey home of Odysseus, one of the
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Siege of Rome may refer to: Siege of Rome (508 BC), by Lars Porsena, the Etruscan king of Clusium Siege of Rome (408), see Sack of Rome (410) Siege of
Siege_of_Rome
1992 film by Andrew Davis
Under Siege is a 1992 action thriller film directed by Andrew Davis and written by J. F. Lawton. It stars Steven Seagal (who also produced the film),
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Siege of Moscow of sack of Moscow may refer to: Siege of Moscow (1238) – capture and sack of Moscow by the Mongols Siege of Moscow (1370) – unsuccessful
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Siege of Zaragoza or Siege of Saragossa may refer to: Siege of Caesaraugusta (542) [fr; es; ru] Siege of Caesaraugusta (652) [ca; es; ru] Siege of Zaragoza
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Siege of Ceuta may refer to: Siege of Ceuta (1415) Siege of Ceuta (1419) Sieges of Ceuta (1694–1727) Siege of Ceuta (1790–1791) Battle of Ceuta (disambiguation)
Siege_of_Ceuta
Siege during the Bosnian War (1992–1996)
The siege of Sarajevo (Serbo-Croatian: Опсада Сарајева, Opsada Sarajeva) was a prolonged military blockade of Sarajevo, the capital of the Republic of
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The Siege of Malta may refer to: Siege of Malta (1429), a siege by the Moors Siege of Malta (1565), a siege by the Ottoman Empire against the Knights
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1961 battle between Irish UN troops and Katanga during Congo Crisis
The Siege of Jadotville ([ʒa.do.vil]) was a major battle during the Congo Crisis, that began on 13 September 1961 and lasted for five days. A small contingent
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Sieges of Vienna may refer to: Siege of Vienna (1485), Hungarian victory during the Austro–Hungarian War. Siege of Vienna (1529), or First Turkish Siege
Siege_of_Vienna
2015 video game
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege is a 2015 tactical shooter game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. The game puts heavy emphasis on
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
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Ottoman Empire's invasion of Malta in 1565
The Great Siege of Malta (Maltese: L-Assedju l-Kbir) occurred in 1565 when the Ottoman Empire attempted to conquer the island of Malta, then held by the
Great_Siege_of_Malta
Chair made for Edward VII
The love chair (French: siège d'amour) is a device created by French furniture manufacturer Soubrier to allow the British King Edward VII to have sexual
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Siege of Jerusalem, fall of Jerusalem, or sack of Jerusalem may refer to: Siege of Jebus (1010 BC), a siege by David, king of the United Kingdom of Israel
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Siege of Edessa may refer to: Siege of Edessa (116), Roman–Parthian Wars Siege of Edessa (163), Roman–Parthian Wars Siege of Edessa (165), Roman–Parthian
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Siege of Aleppo may refer to: Siege of Aleppo (637), during the Arab–Byzantine wars Siege of Aleppo (969), during the Arab–Byzantine wars by general Peter
Siege_of_Aleppo
Battle of the American Civil War
The siege of Vicksburg (May 18 – July 4, 1863) was the final major military action in the Vicksburg campaign of the American Civil War. In a series of
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Siege of Nisibis may refer to: Siege of Nisibis (197) by the Parthians under Vologases V Siege of Nisibis (235) Siege of Nisibis (252) by the Sassanids
Siege_of_Nisibis
1980 hostage situation in London
The Iranian Embassy siege took place from 30 April to 5 May 1980, after a group of six armed men stormed the Iranian embassy on Prince's Gate in South
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Medieval siege
The siege of Caffa was a 14th-century military encounter when Jani Beg of the Golden Horde besieged the city of Caffa (modern-day Feodosia), between two
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Surname list
Sieger is a German surname. People with the surname include: Hermann E. Sieger (1902–1954), German philatelist and Nazi Party official Dieter Sieger (*1938)
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1914–15 battle on the Eastern Front of World War I
The Siege of Przemyśl was the longest siege in Europe during the First World War, and the second-longest in the entire conflict, after the Siege of Medina
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Siege of Oran may refer to: Siege of Oran (1509) : the Spanish Empire conquers the city in May 1509 from the Kingdom of Tlemcen Siege of Oran (1556) :
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Siege of Dansborg or siege of Tranquebar may refer to: Siege of Dansborg (1624) Willem Leyel's siege of Dansborg (1644) Siege of Dansborg (1644) Sieges
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Siege of Genoa may refer to: Siege of Genoa (1318) Siege of Genoa (1331) Siege of Genoa (1508) Siege of Genoa (1522) Siege of Genoa (1746) Siege of Genoa
Siege_of_Genoa
2002 terrorist attack and hostage crisis in Moscow
The Moscow theater hostage crisis, also known as the 2002 Nord-Ost siege, was the seizure of the crowded Dubrovka Theater in Moscow by Chechen terrorists
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Siege of Barcelona may refer to: Siege of Barcelona (801), during the Reconquista Siege of Barcelona (827), during the Reconquista Siege of Barcelona (1115)
Siege_of_Barcelona
2007 film by Uwe Boll
Name of the King (also known as Dungeon Siege: In the Name of the King or In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale) is a 2007 fantasy action film directed
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1683 battle between the Christian European States and the Ottomans
culmination of 150 years of intense military tension following the failed 1529 siege of Vienna. The Ottomans would gain no further ground in Europe and would
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1147 Second Crusade battle
The siege of Lisbon, from 1 July to 25 October 1147, was the military action against the Almoravid dynasty that brought the city of Lisbon under the definitive
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Siege of Silistria or Silistra may refer to: Siege of Silistra (1773), during the Russo-Turkish War of 1768–1774 Siege of Silistra (1809), during the Russo-Turkish
Siege_of_Silistria
Shared feeling of victimization and defensiveness experienced by a group of people
siege mentality is a shared feeling of victimization and defensiveness—a term derived from the actual experience of military defences of real sieges.
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Siege of Mecca may refer to: Siege of Mecca (683) by the Umayyads Siege of Mecca (692) by the Umayyads Siege of Mecca (865) by the Qaramatins Grand Mosque
Siege_of_Mecca
Siege in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
The siege of Mariupol began on 24 February 2022, as part of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and lasted until 20 May. It saw fighting between the Russian
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1781 siege of the American Revolutionary War
The Siege of Yorktown, also known as the Battle of Yorktown and the surrender at Yorktown, took place in 1781 and was the final major land engagement
Siege_of_Yorktown
2001–current Naval Sieges See also A chronological list of sieges follows. Siege of Aratta (c. 2600 BC) this siege is semi or entirely mythical. Siege of Uruk (c
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Siege of Samarkand may refer to multiple sieges of Samarkand: Siege of Samarkand (712), in which Arabs capture the city Siege of Samarkand (1220), in
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dynasties: Siege of Luoyang (303–304), by Sima Ying and Sima Yong Siege of Luoyang (308), by Wang Mi Siege of Luoyang (309), by Liu Cong Siege of Luoyang
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Siege of Capua may refer to: Siege of Capua (211 BC) Siege of Capua (1024–1026), during the Norman conquest of southern Italy Siege of Capua (1098) Siege
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Siege of Antwerp may refer to: Fall of Antwerp, a 1584–1585 siege of Antwerp conducted by Spanish forces against a Dutch garrison during the Eighty Years'
Siege_of_Antwerp
Conflicts in and around Taiz, Yemen, in the civil war from 2015–present
The siege of Taiz is an ongoing, protracted military confrontation between opposing Yemeni forces in the city of Taiz for control of the city and surrounding
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Mongol conquest of the Abbasid Caliphate (1258)
The Siege of Baghdad, also known as the Sack of Baghdad, took place in early 1258. A large army commanded by Hulegu, a prince of the Mongol Empire, attacked
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1402 siege
The Siege of Suchdol was a conflict during the Moravian Margrave Wars in December 1402. It was fought between the army of Petr Píšek, loyal to Wenceslaus
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Part of the Crimean War
The Siege of Sevastopol (at the time called in English the Siege of Sebastopol) lasted from October 1854 until September 1855, during the Crimean War.
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Battle of the Third Mithridatic War
The siege of Cyzicus took place in 73 BC between the armies of Mithridates VI of Pontus and the Roman-allied citizens of Cyzicus in Mysia and Roman Republican
Siege_of_Cyzicus
Part of the First War of Scottish Independence
successful Scottish siege of an English garrison Siege of Stirling Castle (1304), successful English siege of a Scottish garrison Siege of Stirling Castle
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American/German engagement December 1944
The siege of Bastogne (French pronunciation: [bas.tɔɲ] ) was an engagement in December 1944 between American and German forces at the Belgian town of
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Index of conflicts with the same name
Siege of Pavia can refer to one of the following sieges of the city of Pavia (ancient Ticinum) in Italy: Siege of Pavia (476), by Odoacer Siege of Pavia
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French folk heroine and saint (1412–1431)
France, honored as a defender of the French nation for her role in the siege of Orléans and her insistence on the coronation of Charles VII of France
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1790 battle of the Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792)
The siege of Izmail (Turkish: İzmail Kuşatması), also called the storming of Izmail (Russian: Штурм Измаила), was a military action fought in 1790 on
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1566 battle in Hungary during the Ottoman–Habsburg wars
The siege of Szigetvár or the Battle of Szigeth (pronunciation: [ˈsiɡɛtvaːr]; Hungarian: Szigetvár ostroma; Croatian: Bitka kod Sigeta, Sigetska bitka;
Siege_of_Szigetvár
Siege during Eighty Years' War and the Anglo–Spanish Wars
The siege of Ostend was a three-year siege of the city of Ostend during the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo–Spanish War. A Spanish force under Archduke
Siege_of_Ostend
Part of the First English Civil War in 1644–1646
Oxford The siege of Oxford comprised the English Civil War military campaigns waged to besiege the Royalist controlled city of Oxford, involving three
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1944–1945 World War II battle
The Siege of Budapest or Battle of Budapest was the 50-day-long encirclement by Soviet and Romanian forces of the Hungarian capital of Budapest, near
Siege_of_Budapest
416 BC event of the Peloponnesian War
The siege of Melos occurred in 416 BC, during the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta, when the Athenians attacked Melos, an island in the Aegean
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Siege of Metz may refer to: War of Metz, 1324 Siege of Metz (1552), by the Holy Roman Empire during the Italian War of 1551–59 Siege of Metz (1814), by
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Siege of Sevastopol may refer to: Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855), during the Crimean War Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942), during the Second World War
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The siege of Carlisle may refer to: Siege of Carlisle (1315), Andrew Harclay, 1st Earl of Carlisle, drove off Robert I of Scotland from a siege of Carlisle
Siege_of_Carlisle
Siege in 1415
The siege of Harfleur (18 August – 22 September 1415) was conducted by the English army of King Henry V in Normandy, France, during the Hundred Years'
Siege_of_Harfleur
Part of the Spanish Civil War
The siege of Madrid was a two-and-a-half-year siege of the Republican-controlled Spanish capital city of Madrid by the Nationalist armies, under General
Siege_of_Madrid
Siege of a Celtiberian city by the Roman Republic
oppidum of Numantia was attacked more than once by Roman forces, but the siege of Numantia refers to the culminating and pacifying action of the long-running
Siege_of_Numantia
1097–98 invasion in the First Crusade
The siege of Antioch took place during the First Crusade in 1097 and 1098, on the Crusaders' way to Jerusalem through Syria. Two sieges took place in
Siege_of_Antioch
1775–76 siege of the American Revolutionary War
The siege of Boston (April 19, 1775 – March 17, 1776) was the opening phase of the American Revolutionary War. In the siege, American patriot militia
Siege_of_Boston
Battle in Georgia in 1070s
recapture the city. Siege of Ani (1174), a siege led by George III of Georgia against the Shaddadids. Siege of Ani (1199), a siege led by Tamar of Georgia
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Siege of Autun may refer to: Siege of Autun (269–270), during the Crisis of the Third Century Siege of Autun (356), between Romans and Alemanni Siege
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Battle of La Rochelle or Siege of La Rochelle may refer to: Siege of La Rochelle (1224) between the Capetians and the Plantagenets Battle of La Rochelle
Battle of La Rochelle (disambiguation)
Battle_of_La_Rochelle_(disambiguation)
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Under Siege is a 1992 action film starring Steven Seagal. Under Siege may also refer to: Under Siege, a 1986 made-for-TV film co-written by Bob Woodward
Under_Siege_(disambiguation)
1221 siege during the Mongol invasion of the Khwarazmian Empire
The siege of Nishapur (Persian:محاصره نیشاپور) took place in April 1221 (Muharram 618 AH), during the Mongol invasion of Khorasan. The siege was led by
Siege_of_Nishapur_(1221)
Roman siege during First Jewish-Roman War
The siege of Yodfat (Hebrew: יוֹדְפַת, also Jotapata, Iotapata, Yodefat) was a 47-day siege by Roman forces of the Jewish town of Yodfat which took place
Siege_of_Yodfat
1661–62 Ming victory in Taiwan over the Dutch
The siege of Fort Zeelandia of 1661–1662 ended the Dutch East India Company's rule over Taiwan and began the Kingdom of Tungning's rule over the island
Siege_of_Fort_Zeelandia
first recorded siege of the city occurred in 510 BC by the Achaemenid Empire under the command of Otanes. Following this successful siege, the city fell
List of sieges of Constantinople
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Artillery weapon that launches explosive projectiles
in siege warfare was at the 1453 siege of Constantinople by Mehmed the Conqueror. An Italian account by Giovanni da Tagliacozzo of the 1456 siege of Belgrade
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Siege of Multan may refer to these military sieges of Multan: Siege of Multan (1246), by the Mongol Empire Alauddin Khalji's conquest of Multan (1296–1297)
Siege_of_Multan
Index of conflicts with the same name
Tournai in Wallonia, Belgium, has been sieged multiple times, including: Siege of Tournai (1197): The Count of Flanders and Hainault, Baldwin VI of Hainaut
Siege_of_Tournai
1899 rebel siege of Spanish outpost during the Philippine Revolution
Siege of Baler (Filipino: Pagkubkob sa Baler; Spanish: Sitio de Baler) was a battle of the Philippine Revolution. Filipino revolutionaries laid siege
Siege_of_Baler
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Siege of Ragusa may refer to: Siege of Ragusa (866–868), the unsuccessful Aghlabid siege of a Byzantine city Siege of Ragusa (1806), the unsuccessful Russo-Montenegrin
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Siege of Gerona may refer to: Conquest of Girona (785) [ca], part of the creation of the Marca Hispanica Siege of Girona (793) [ca], part of the creation
Siege_of_Gerona
Roman victory during the Second Punic War
The siege of Syracuse by the Roman Republic took place in 213–212 BC. The Romans successfully stormed the Hellenistic city of Syracuse after a protracted
Siege of Syracuse (213–212 BC)
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1864–1865 battle of the American Civil War
War. Although it is more popularly known as the siege of Petersburg, it was not a classic military siege, in which a city is encircled with fortifications
Siege_of_Petersburg
Siege in Syria
The Siege of Homs was a military confrontation between the Syrian government and the Syrian opposition in the city of Homs, a major rebel stronghold during
Siege_of_Homs
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Siege of Ranthambore may refer to: Siege of Ranthambore (1291), which the Delhi Sultanate ruler Jalaluddin Khalji withdrew and retreated Siege of Ranthambore
Siege_of_Ranthambore
1645 siege of the Thirty Years' War
The siege of Brno, which occurred from 3 May to 23 August 1645, was the second Swedish siege of the city of Brno in the last years of the Thirty Years'
Siege_of_Brno
2024 military engagement in Myanmar
The siege of Myawaddy was a significant military engagement that occurred in early 2024 during the Myanmar civil war. The siege took place in the town
Siege_of_Myawaddy
Catholic military order
care and defence of the Holy Land, and fought in the Crusades until the Siege of Acre in 1291. Following the reconquest of the Holy Land by Islamic forces
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Siege of Bihać may refer to: Siege of Bihać (1992–95), the siege of the city during the Bosnian War Siege of Bihać (1592), the siege of the city where
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The siege of Córdoba may refer to the following battles: Siege of Córdoba (711) Siege of Córdoba (1009–1013) Siege of Córdoba (1146) Siege of Córdoba (1150)
Siege_of_Córdoba
1259 siege during the Mongol-Song conflict; Song victory
The siege of Diaoyucheng, alternatively the siege of Diaoyu Castle, was a battle between the Southern Song dynasty and the Mongol Empire in 1259. It occurred
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Siege of Seringapatam can refer to: Siege of Seringapatam (1639), part of the Bijapur–Mysore conflicts Siege of Seringapatam (1792) during the Third Anglo-Mysore
Siege_of_Seringapatam
2014 IS offensive in northern Syria during the Syrian Civil War
The siege of Kobanî was launched by the Islamic State (IS) on 13 September 2014, in order to capture the Kobanî Canton and its main city of Kobanî (also
Siege_of_Kobanî
Military engagement in Gaza City
The siege of Gaza City was an engagement of the Gaza war that began on 2 November 2023, when the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) surrounded Gaza City, amid
Siege_of_Gaza_City
1627–1628 siege of the Huguenot rebellions
The siege of La Rochelle (French: le siège de La Rochelle, or sometimes le grand siège de La Rochelle) was a result of a war between the French royal forces
Siege_of_La_Rochelle
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