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Meaning of "castle was besieged"

castle was besieged: This phrase describes a historical event where a castle or fortress was surrounded and attacked by enemy forces in an attempt to capture it. It signifies a military tactic used in warfare to conquer fortified structures

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castle was besieged
The castle was besieged by both sides.
Historians are divided as to whether the castle was besieged at the same time.
Caernarfon Castle was besieged three times during the war.
In 1334, the Oberhasli region was invaded by Bern and the castle was besieged.
The castle was besieged by Cromwell and his treacherous forces.
What is certain is that the castle was besieged in 1282 by King Rudolph I.
The castle was besieged several times during the religious wars and during the Fronde.
During this uprising, the castle was besieged by the Governor of Valencia, Marwan Abd-al-Aziz.
The castle was besieged twice during the Hundred Years ' War.
In the 1260s the castle was besieged and taken by royal forces.
The castle was besieged and severely damaged in 1435 by troops from Nürnberg.
As a result, in 1458 the castle was besieged and finally conquered by Bishop John.
The castle was besieged for eleven months to September 1652 ; twenty starving survivors surrendered with honour.
The next day the castle was besieged by Moray, who demanded its surrender.
The Castle was besieged and captured during the 1641 rebellion and soon after abandoned.

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However, the castle was besieged multiple times during the Irish Confederate Wars.
Finally in 1746 the castle was besieged by the armies French and Spanish and almost destroyed.
In 1240 the castle was besieged three times before it could be taken.
Krongborg castle was besieged and captured by the Swedish army in 1658.
In 1463 the castle was besieged again by another robber baron, Georg von Stain.
In 1601 the castle was besieged by British troops and the knight 's son was kidnapped.
Pevensey Castle was besieged again for the fourth and last time in its history in 1399.
The castle was besieged in 1294 during the revolt of Madog ap Llywelyn.
In 1556 the castle was besieged and ruined by troops of Ivan the Terrible.
In 1554 the castle was besieged by the troops of the French king Henri II.
The castle was besieged in the Battle of Aizu by the Imperial army in 1868.
In 1452 the castle was besieged by the League of God 's House for around a year.
In 1214, the castle was besieged during the revolt of the English barons against Prince John.
In 1351 the castle was besieged by Gijsbrecht van Nijenrode, who supported the opposing Cod faction.

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